ROTH] . TWINE, CORDS, AND BANDS 109 
silk grass, the initial and final series of loops being threaded onto 
the tying strings. 
55. With a loom.—Band weaving on a loom, though in a primitive 
fashion, is found among the Arawak, Carib, and Warrau. It is a 
process adopted in the manufacture of certain cotton anklets, fore- 
head and waist bands, baby slings (pl. 10 C), etc., and may possibly 
represent an old-time method of hammock weaving (sec. 476). A 
loom or framework is made by driving two thin sticks vertically 
into the ground and tying crosspieces onto them above and below 
(pl. 12 A). A length of cotton is next tied over the crosspieces and 
knotted (k), the remainder being wound over and over again until 
Fie. 24.—Tubular cotton belt. (Georgetown Museum.) 
it is finally fixed (J). As these lengths ultimately constitute the 
warp of the completed article, the number of loops into which the 
cotton is wound round will vary with the width of article required. 
The constituents of each loop, front and back, are next approxi- 
mated and linked by means of a separate thread (c) fixed after the 
manner of a chain twist, the two ends of which are tied on one side 
(B). The ‘‘presser”’ or ‘‘beater’’ (C) is now passed through from 
right to left under and over each alternate string, firmly pressed 
and rammed down on its edge (B, n), so as to render the chain twist 
taut, even, and straight. [This presser, about 8 or 9 inches long, 
is very hike a miniature paddle, and is actually so called by the 
