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Mat a)id Basket Weaviiig. 



Hcni, but the stipita of this splendid fern are very short, seldom exceeding three inches 

 in length, and, however fit for the teeth of combs, not suited for weaving baskets. 



Whnkarap.i. Hinaki. 



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JflG. 74. WHAKARAPA AND HINAKI, NEW ZEALAND FISH BASKETS. 



The illustration shows that as specimens of basketry both the Hinaki (compare 

 Hawaiian Hinai basket) and Whakarapa are well and strongly made. The handle of the 

 latter is of a form unusual in this region and resembles the bail of a pail. In the Hinaki 

 one long handle extends nearly the length of one side, strengthened in the middle ; while 

 two smaller ones are at the lesser end and 90° from the main handle; the cover is 

 hinged and has a loop to fasten it, and the entrance for the eels is at the larger end. 



