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Description: | New Caledonia Melanesia, New Caledonia CULT unknown Mare_a & Loyalty Isl Polynesia Strap made from plaited coconut fibres (coir). Thick band in the form of a plait with side weave. Each end tapers into a single plait, before a simple knot and tassle of loose ends. The tight plait is achieved by tying one end to a tree and keeping the length taut. The thickness of fibres depends on the eventual use e.g. finer for fine-weave nets, thicker for everyday basketry. When required, the length is unravelled and re-woven into a new object. These are kept inside the home, sometimes in salt water to retain flexibility, and periodically stretched to prevent the fibres from becoming brittle. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SHANM : DOMESTIC LIFE : CARRYING ROPE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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