Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . nebehind each warp, taking a half-twist round each other between the warps. Awarp may consist of one strand or two taken together, or of a bundle of strands;it may thus be described as single, double or multiple warp. This is the common-est variety of the woven technique in southern Africa and, in addition toforming the main fabric, it is often used ornamentally or as a strong edging. Itsdistribution shows, however, that it is favoured particularly by the south-easternpeople, the Nguni and Tsonga, and those who have been
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . nebehind each warp, taking a half-twist round each other between the warps. Awarp may consist of one strand or two taken together, or of a bundle of strands;it may thus be described as single, double or multiple warp. This is the common-est variety of the woven technique in southern Africa and, in addition toforming the main fabric, it is often used ornamentally or as a strong edging. Itsdistribution shows, however, that it is favoured particularly by the south-easternpeople, the Nguni and Tsonga, and those who have been in contact with styles are known. Plain, (i) Close. When only two wefts are twined at a time and the warps arestraight and the rows of weft are placed immediately next to each other. Warpsmay be single {4a, Fig. 7A) or multiple {4b, Fig. 8). (ii) Open. In which therows of twining are separated so that the warps, which are generally single, areleft uncovered for a certain space. Warps may be single {4c, Fig. 7B) or multiple BASKETWORK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 57. Fig. 1. A. Straight close chequer weave, la. B. Diagonal close chequer weave, lb. C. Openchequer weave with twined edge, 1c. 58 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM
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