Figure 207.—Feather decoration of carved slab, a, small red parakeet feathers (1) attached to sennit cord holder (2), about 40 mm. long and 1 mm. thick; feathers in separate bunches bound by single fiber and lashed (3) to holder without doubling back end (4) of holder, b, black split feathers (1) with long quill ends laid together and seized with single coir fiber and seized end bent to form loop (2) and lashed (3)¹ to standing part, c, black feather bunches (1, 1) and red feathers on cord holders (2) tied to sides of dome projections (3) through large hole by thin thread (4) which passes across hole to other side, d, top view of tropic bird (1), split black (2), and small red feathers (3) attached by transverse turns (4) around arch and figure-of-eight turns (5) around lower cleat of arch, e, side view of d, showing transverse turns (4) around arch and figure-of-eight turns (5) around lower cleat, f, shows arrangement of upper set (1) of red feathers and lower set (2) of same on either side of lashing, g, shows feathers (1) attached to arch (2) and lower cleat (3) by thread (4) which passes down to next arch (5) for a similar attachment of more feathers.