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and purawatka to Makusi and Wapishana, respectively (pl. 103 C). 
I have met with them also among the Patamona. They are made 
only by men, but it is not all men who can make them with itiriti 
Fic. 122.—Diagram of bottle-shaped basket. (See pl. 103 A.) 
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Fic, 123.—Diagram of base of basket illustrated in plate 103 C, to show the three series 
of interpolated strands represented black, lined, and crossed to indicate the order in 
which they have been inserted respectively. 
strands. They are worn only by the sterner sex over the shoulder. 
The size of the hexagonal interspaces is restricted by three series of 
interpolated strands lying in between the three series constituting 
their limits (figs. 123-125). These interpolated strands sometimes 
