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FASCICULI MALATENSES 
third of their length consisting of handle. Their inner surface is deeply scored 
by;lines running both longitudinally and transversely, so as to divide it into a 
number of small squares. 
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Bat art ^ Paiiang, South Perak. Scale, about f. 
Basketwork is practised with some degree of skill among the Mai Dar&t. 
The creels carried on the back resemble those of the Sem£n, but are generally 
fixed and secured by means of bands of bark-cloth instead of loops of rattan. 
Not infrequently also they are enclosed in an openwork casing of split rattan. 
Circular baskets are made from shredded Pandanus leaf to hold rice and other 
