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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga
Figure 26. Simple two-pair commencement, a, two sinistral-bearing strips placed together so that leaflets of lower one (2) alternate and fill intervals between leaflets of upper strip (1). b, two dextral-bearing strips similarly placed, lower leaflets (4) alternate with those of upper strip (3). c, sinistral-bearing strips (1, 2) placed above dextral-bearing strips (3, 4); naturally crossed leaflets plaited in close check
Figure 26. Simple two-pair commencement, a, two sinistral-bearing strips placed together so that leaflets of lower one (2) alternate and fill intervals between leaflets of upper strip (1). b, two dextral-bearing strips similarly placed, lower leaflets (4) alternate with those of upper strip (3). c, sinistral-bearing strips (1, 2) placed above dextral-bearing strips (3, 4); naturally crossed leaflets plaited in close check.