316 ARTS AND CRAFTS OF GUIANA INDIANS [ETH. ANN. 38 
fixed across the inside. And, lastly, it sometimes happens that 
one sees legs (7) attached (E) at the corners to help form a sort of 
miniature table (pl. 97 B; fig. 
106), which is very probably 
of the kind reported in use 
among the islanders (sec. 332). 
406. Rectangular trays with 
concave outward sloping rims 
or edgings (fig. 107 A), all 
supported with a spiral weft, 
might almost be regarded in 
the light of shallow baskets. 
In the accompanying illustra- 
tions dealing with their details 
Fic. 106.—Miniature table made from rectan- only a portion of the corner of 
erin Aes each tray or basket is shown. 
I have only observed them among the Pomeroon Carib. In the first 
series (B) the foundation is a closework wicker-plait (fig. 37 F). 
The projecting strands (warps) with the introduction of the con- 
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Fig. 107.—Rectangular trays with concave outward sloping rims. All Carib. 
tinuous (spiral) weft (wz) forms the common openwork hexagonal 
pattern. In another group (C) the foundation is built on the Akawai 
twilled type of plait (fig. 38 B), but the construction of the rims or 
sides is similar. Yet another category (D) will include those with an 
