. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. entis thus removed from the intact parts and remainsadherent to the lines and areas from which thehard surface layer has been removed. The designis thus left in very low relief, and is of the naturalcolour of the bamboo upon a black or dark-redground, or on a ground merely darkened by theparallel scratches (Pis. 126, 127). Lashing Lashing with strips of rattan and with coarsefibres from the leaf-stem of some of the palms andferns is applied to a great
. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. entis thus removed from the intact parts and remainsadherent to the lines and areas from which thehard surface layer has been removed. The designis thus left in very low relief, and is of the naturalcolour of the bamboo upon a black or dark-redground, or on a ground merely darkened by theparallel scratches (Pis. 126, 127). Lashing Lashing with strips of rattan and with coarsefibres from the leaf-stem of some of the palms andferns is applied to a great variety of purposes, andlargely takes the place of our nailing and screwingand riveting. It is carried out extremely neatlyand commonly has a decorative effect. Thiseffect is in some cases enhanced by combiningblackened threads with those of the natural paleyellow colour; and the finer varieties of this workdeserve to be classed with the decorative finest lashing-work is done by the Kalabits,who cover small bamboo boxes with a layer ofclose-set lashing, producing pleasing geometricaldesigns by the combination of yellow and black. XII DECORATIVE ART 231 threads. The surface of the bamboo to which thelashing is applied is generally scraped away to adepth of about one-sixteenth of an inch ; it is thusrendered less slippery than the natural surface, andis therefore gripped more firmly by the lashing,and the surface of the lashing is brought flush withthe unlashed natural surface. The effect is notonly a highly ornamental appearance, but also agreatly increased durability of the box, the naturaltendency of the bamboo to split longitudinally beingvery effectively counteracted. Similar fine decorative lashing is used by allthe tribes for binding together the two halves ofthe sword sheath, and for binding the haft of knifeor sword where it grips the metal blade, thoughbrass wire is sometimes used for this purpose. Closely allied to this lashing is the productionof decorative
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