Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . Fig. 75. A-B. Spiny cone on straight sewing, 110b. C. Spiny band on central core of straightsewing, HOe. D. Spiny finishing plus whipping, on central core of diagonal twill, llOf. E. Seiz-ing on sewn beer-strainer, 111. F. Whipping and spiny cone on straight sewn beer-strainer, 112. BASKETWORK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 143 Seizing and whipping Great use is made of various types of wrapping—seizing (777, Fig. 75E),whipping (112, Fig. 75F), and woven figure-of-eight seizing (113, Fig. 76A). Thismay be seen on broom-ends, spoon ha
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . Fig. 75. A-B. Spiny cone on straight sewing, 110b. C. Spiny band on central core of straightsewing, HOe. D. Spiny finishing plus whipping, on central core of diagonal twill, llOf. E. Seiz-ing on sewn beer-strainer, 111. F. Whipping and spiny cone on straight sewn beer-strainer, 112. BASKETWORK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 143 Seizing and whipping Great use is made of various types of wrapping—seizing (777, Fig. 75E),whipping (112, Fig. 75F), and woven figure-of-eight seizing (113, Fig. 76A). Thismay be seen on broom-ends, spoon handles and beer-strainers. Sometimes twomethods of finishing are combined (Fig. 75D, F).. Fig. 76. A. Figure-of-eight seizing round end of broom, 113. B. Elements of twilled beer-strainer turned inside and knotted together, 114. C. Invisible sewing on cylindrical twilledwork, 115a. D-E. Two views of double tacking to join two edges of flattened cylindrical twill. 117b. 144 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Elements turned inside While the base of most sewn beer-strainers is bound several times in one ofthe foregoing styles, with a cord similar to those that form the foundation, thewoven beer-strainers and some sewn ones are finished at the bottom, by turningthe elements inside and knotting them, or knotting them first and pushing theminside (114, Fig. 76B). Generally the hanging loop is knotted in with them. Sewing on twilled work One of the most ingenious finishings is used on nearly all twilled palm-leafpouches, from whatever part of the country they come. When the weaving isfinished, the cylinder is pressed flat and the knots with which the work was com-menced (see p.
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