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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 250.—Sennit and feather bundle (British Mus., L.M.S., 63). Bundle formed of thick sennit, 9 mm. wide by 5 mm. thick, folded in lengths of 144 mm., with top and bottom turns (1) kept level; inserted in center of upper end is a plume (2) of five feathers, three narrow split black, one wide split black, and one tropic bird white tail feather, with upward projection of 170 mm.; bundle compressed into cylindrical form by close transverse turns (3) of same sennit; split black feathers and trop…

Figure 250.—Sennit and feather bundle (British Mus., L.M.S., 63). Bundle formed of thick sennit, 9 mm. wide by 5 mm. thick, folded in lengths of 144 mm., with top and bottom turns (1) kept level; inserted in center of upper end is a plume (2) of five feathers, three narrow split black, one wide split black, and one tropic bird white tail feather, with upward projection of 170 mm.; bundle compressed into cylindrical form by close transverse turns (3) of same sennit; split black feathers and tropic bird white tail feathers (4) arranged around upper periphery and fixed by close transverse turns of coir two-ply cord, and below, another layer of feathers attached in same way (5); piece of black tapa (6), 126 mm. deep, wrapped around cylinder to conceal lower ends of feathers; about 18 mm. below upper edge of tapa, red feathers tied in tufts with two-ply oronga thread or single coir fiber, arranged in rows (7) on outer surface of tapa and fixed by spiral turns of single, thick coir fiber, fresh fibers being joined by reef knots; small green feathers alternated in rows with red; feathers cover a depth of 13 mm. but probably reached to top edge of tapa originally; rest of cylinder, 91 mm. in depth, covered with sennit worked in Rarotongan multiple lozenge design (8) in two colors, natural and red stained; some tapa wrapping (9) projects below lozenge design; diameter of completed cylinder at top, 70 mm. and bottom, 60 mm.

Figure 250.—Sennit and feather bundle (British Mus., L.M.S., 63). Bundle formed of thick sennit, 9 mm. wide by 5 mm. thick, folded in lengths of 144 mm., with top and bottom turns (1) kept level; inserted in center of upper end is a plume (2) of five feathers, three narrow split black, one wide split black, and one tropic bird white tail feather, with upward projection of 170 mm.; bundle compressed into cylindrical form by close transverse turns (3) of same sennit; split black feathers and tropic bird white tail feathers (4) arranged around upper periphery and fixed by close transverse turns of coir two-ply cord, and below, another layer of feathers attached in same way (5); piece of black tapa (6), 126 mm. deep, wrapped around cylinder to conceal lower ends of feathers; about 18 mm. below upper edge of tapa, red feathers tied in tufts with two-ply oronga thread or single coir fiber, arranged in rows (7) on outer surface of tapa and fixed by spiral turns of single, thick coir fiber, fresh fibers being joined by reef knots; small green feathers alternated in rows with red; feathers cover a depth of 13 mm. but probably reached to top edge of tapa originally; rest of cylinder, 91 mm. in depth, covered with sennit worked in Rarotongan multiple lozenge design (8) in two colors, natural and red stained; some tapa wrapping (9) projects below lozenge design; diameter of completed cylinder at top, 70 mm. and bottom, 60 mm.