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one direction, the plait commences not at their respective centers (as 
in the cassava squeezers) but at a spot distant about a third of their 
lengths from the wider or butt (proximal) ends. 
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Fic. 89.—Manufacture of Arawak fan, sawfish and wishbone patterns. Starting from 
the central diamond in A, the gradual evolution of the sawfish and wishbone patterns 
is shown passing to the left, that of the sting-ray gill pattern to the right. 
368. The manufacture of the sawfish and wishbone patterns.— 
Foundation and superstructure: So far as the technique is con- 
cerned, these two patterns differ from one another only in their foun- 
dation and superstructure, and hence may be conveniently described 
