. Bulletin. Ethnology. both] ADDITIONAL STUDIES OF GUIANA INDIANS 67 eleventh, and twelfth. In the same manner repeat the whole process back again from right to left, left to right, until the ham- mock is completed. It is as well to note that the appearance of the back of the finished article (fig. 65) is quite different from that of the front; the even- numbered warps practically cover the intermediate ones, and so render the undersurface comparatively smooth in contrast with the rough upper surface—the main object underlying this method of manufacture. Furthermore, whereas in the diagram the
. Bulletin. Ethnology. both] ADDITIONAL STUDIES OF GUIANA INDIANS 67 eleventh, and twelfth. In the same manner repeat the whole process back again from right to left, left to right, until the ham- mock is completed. It is as well to note that the appearance of the back of the finished article (fig. 65) is quite different from that of the front; the even- numbered warps practically cover the intermediate ones, and so render the undersurface comparatively smooth in contrast with the rough upper surface—the main object underlying this method of manufacture. Furthermore, whereas in the diagram the wefts when about to return on their crosswise journey are represented more or less concentrically, the arrangement is really such that each weft loop. Figure 66.—Manufacture of the Waiwai hammock. (Sec. 477 A) projects quite 6 inches or so from each side, aU six loops being rolled into one another to form a sort of tassel. Such a hammock may be of great size and occupy the attention of two women at a time. This, combined with the skill displayed and the labor entaUed, causes it to be rarely made, and, when made, to command a high price. 477 A. The cotton, etc., or korowa (either of these materials may be used) hammock of the Taruma (Saloema), Trio and Waiwai is woven on a frame of two lengths of turu midrib joined by two smaller crossbars fixed in holes. This frame is set in a horizontal position. (PL 20, a.) Starting from left to right, a thread is passed across the top length between the bars forward and back- ward at least three times; this forms the top string. (Fig. 66, ^.) On the fourth occasion the thread divides this top string into a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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