Old time Hawaiians and their work . ld you begin to make a calabash from a block of wood ?How was the outside finished off ? How was the core dug out ? Howdid calabashes differ ? Tell of at least four different kinds. BASKETS AND MATS People must have some way of carrying things. Atfirst the Hawaiian probably tied his fish in a ti leaf, orseveral fish in a bunch of ti leaves as they do in the fishmarket to-day. Then he learned to braid roots, ferns,and leaves to makebaskets. A long time agothe people madebaskets out of ie-ieroots. The few ofthese that are nowin the Bishop Mu-seum show beau-tif
Old time Hawaiians and their work . ld you begin to make a calabash from a block of wood ?How was the outside finished off ? How was the core dug out ? Howdid calabashes differ ? Tell of at least four different kinds. BASKETS AND MATS People must have some way of carrying things. Atfirst the Hawaiian probably tied his fish in a ti leaf, orseveral fish in a bunch of ti leaves as they do in the fishmarket to-day. Then he learned to braid roots, ferns,and leaves to makebaskets. A long time agothe people madebaskets out of ie-ieroots. The few ofthese that are nowin the Bishop Mu-seum show beau-tiful a basketwas woven tightlyover a gourd. When baskets were made from the coconutleaf, the midrib was split to form the top, and its endwas the handle. The leaf was split and woven. The lauhala baskets are very light and durable, butthey are not so beautiful as the old baskets were. Theleaves of the hala tree were dried, then cut into stripsand carefully scraped with a shell scraper. They wereplainly woven. 49. Fish tied in Ti Leaves 50 OLD-TIME HAWAIIANS AND THEIR WORK Gourds orcalabasheswere oftencarried inbaskets madeof nettingfrom o/a7ia orfrom coconutcord. Thesewere care-fully wovenwith largemeshes and served as handles for the gourds or calabashes. Such a basket was called a koko. The most common variety of mats were made of /aii- hala. The leaves wTre prepared as for baskets; then the
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