ТЕ Raner Hrroa.—Maori Plaited Basketry and Plaitwork. 731 
The dextrals to the left of CD, as the plaiting proceeds, pass through 
the remaining original sinistrals and the right dextrals which have joined 
surface through the wefts from the body having no crossing elements to 
combine with. Fig. 36 shows a side view of the left side of the work. The 
part of the side completed on the formation of the left corner (C1) was the 
triangle L A Cl. The bottom surface, which of course is not visible, has 
gone on from C1 to C3. The additional part of the side completed is the 
triangle L C1 C3. Here the side runs out at C3 because, after crossing the 
left marginal sinistral weft (LMS), the downward wefts from the bottom 
surface have no crossing elements to engage. A similar condition exists 
on the right side, where the right marginal dextral weft (RMD of fig. 35) 
will run into the bottom surface at a point (C4), corresponding to C3 as 
C2 did to Cl. The points C3 and C4 form the other two corners of the 
basket. The area between the four corners completes the bottom surface. 
layer of dextrals. Commencing on the left, the sinistrals are twisted on 
the outer side of the basket with a half-turn at right angles to their former 
run 
reach the edge is now bent ove 
i ver with it. , 
е Mis next dextral (D3) is lifted over it. When the dextral 
D3 is lifted, the sinistral to its left (81) is twisted upwards at right angles 
and, passing under D3, continues upwards with it as a double weft. From 
now on tlie upward wefts are double, formed of the dextral and the descending 
sinistral on its left, which is bent upwards as above. The next dextral a& 
the edge (D2) is bent back at right angles and AE downwards 
by the next sinistral (S3). They cross the double weft (03-81) and pass 
under the next dextral (D4), which on being lifted ‘is joined by the sinistral 
on the left (82). In the next series from the edge, the double weft (03-81) 
