rattan physiognomy (Fig. 36) 

 strips serve for frame; over 

 these the body is xmiformly 

 woven and the ends turned 

 on sticks wound over and 

 over b}' thin strips of 

 bambii to form a rim. The 

 bilge of the basket is pro- 

 tecfled and kept in shape by 

 a twining of two banibu 

 ribbons. These baskets are 

 S in. in diameter and 3 in. 

 deep. They ap^jroach the 

 Chinese work closel}-. 



Other satchel-shaped 

 baskets of palm are in the 

 Musenm colledlions, bnt 

 the localities are nncertain, 

 and it seems better to pass 

 them b}', for the present at 

 least. In the East Indies 

 rattan is used to make ex- 

 cellent sleeping mats, and 



Palm Baskets. 27 



In the specimens figured, Nos. S073-4, three stout 



BASKET FROM SANTA CRUZ. 



I have seen palm leaf iised for the 

 same purpose, and as carefully 

 finished as the strips of palm used 

 'for books. I know of nothing of 

 importance in the nature of mats 

 made from palm in Hawaii or the 

 rest of Polynesia, except those of 

 the loulu palm of the Hawaiian 

 group. These are smooth, rather 

 stiff, and are used for beds or for 

 tables. One in the author's pos- 

 session measures 5X7 ft., and has 

 thirteen strips to the inch. Another in the Museum, No. 2790, measures 6.5X5 ft., 

 and has the same fineness. They are less durable than the pandanus mats. 



FIG. 36. BASKKTS FROM THE PELEW IDS. 



