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374. Handle: When this angle on each side reaches within cover 
of the butts, the latter are suitably arranged and tied to constitute 
a handle (pl. 80 F, ¢, ¢). The projecting extremities of the bundles 
(p, p, p) are finally cut off flush where they emerge from cover. 
375. The manufacture of the Carib fan.—This is of a rectangu- 
lar shape (fig. 91 A, B, C), the width exceeding the height, of a 
A c 
B D 
Fic, 91.—Carib (A, B, C) and Akawai (D) fans. 
pattern composed of concentric rectangles, with or without a cen- 
tral grille, and made of split itiriti. Except for market purposes 
(i. e., for sale or barter to outsiders), the ratio of width to height is 
constant and the strands are not dyed. It is built upon the usual 
diamond foundation (pl. 81, fig. 1 A, @) with gables (d), wings (w), 
and a substructure (¢), terms for which the explanations have already 
been given. The foundation (B) is formed of a varying number of 
horizontal rows, in herringbone fashion, according to the size re- 
quired, the upper angle of the diamond limiting the upper edge of 
the finished article. The two lowermost strands (e, f) play an 
