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wound five times on the free extremities of the sticks, with the 
lowermost coil between and the remaining four around them, the 
free end of the cotton (throughout the process of manufacture) being 
held taut by the thumb, the other end of the cotton remaining 
attached to the ball; the ball end of the cotton always remains on 
the maker’s right-hand side. According to whether a thick or 
thin cord is required, a cotton thread of proportionate diameter is 
employed. Counting from above down, the fourth coil is now 
pulled upon so as to form a loop (and the smooth surface of the 
cane minimizes the friction consequent upon the first three coils 
being dragged upon), this loop being then passed over one (n) of 
the sticks, so as to hang to the right (B). Both sticks are now 
turned over in the hand from right to left, so as to reverse their 
positions, and the loop made to hang on the left (C). Its lowest 
portion is then picked up and pulled out from under the lowest coil, 
and the whole then passed over the right-hand stick (D). The sticks 
are again reversed to their original position (E), the loop made to 
hang on the left, and its lowest portion similarly picked up and pulled 
from under the lowest (half) coil, to be passed over the right-hand 
stick (F, G), over which it falls. The former illustration represents 
the cotton purposely relaxed for the occasion to show the ins and outs 
of the procedure, while the latter indicates the process in situ. After 
reversal, etc. (H), the lowest coil is pulled upon to form another 
loop, but as this same coil is in direct continuity with the original 
loop, all it really does is to replace it by another and slightly larger 
one, which is similarly passed over the right-hand stick (J). Again 
reversing and with loop on left (K), the lowest portion of the latter 
is picked up, pulled out, and passed over the right stick (L). 
And so the process is repeated by successively reversing, pulling on 
lowest portion of loop, and passing over the right-hand stick (M, N); 
again (O, P); again (Q, R); again (S, T); again (V), and so on until 
the desired length is obtained, when the cord is bodily slipped off 
the free ends of the sticks. On its removal the cord will be observed 
to be more or less like a dumb-bell in section (W), the flattened 
“handle” having been produced by the horizontal portions of the 
cotton strand passed between the sticks. The whole is finally put 
upon the stretch, a position in which it will be found to remain (Y), 
the section of the cord now showing a quatrefoil. The extremities 
have finally to be tied, the stitch not being a “‘lock’”’ (WER, 1m). 
54, Around a single stick.—A somewhat rare tubular cotton belt, 
of which two specimens are in the Georgetown Museum (fig. 24), 
was formerly made by Arekuna. It is constructed on apparently 
identical lines as the kamwarri belt (sec. 544) around a wooden 
pencil, but of many more loops, the number in one of the above 
examples being 15. After removal from the stick it is stuffed with 
