. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. .|l##P#Wff-t%S-^s.,, I\tlui J)(!skcLs. rattan pli\'siuoiH)iii_v | Fig. 36). Iii tlie specimen^ fiiiiired, \',>s. ^o-y.\^ tlim, strips ser\-e for frame; over tlicsc the l)()cly is uiriforiiih- woven and the ends turned oil sticks wound ijver and over 1)3' thin strips of l)anil;)ii to form a rim. The bilge of the basket is pro- tected and kept in shape h\ a twining- of two banibii ribbons. These l)askeis art* 8 in. in diameter and 3 in. deep. Tliey aj)proaeh the Chinese work
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. .|l##P#Wff-t%S-^s.,, I\tlui J)(!skcLs. rattan pli\'siuoiH)iii_v | Fig. 36). Iii tlie specimen^ fiiiiired, \',>s. ^o-y.\^ tlim, strips ser\-e for frame; over tlicsc the l)()cly is uiriforiiih- woven and the ends turned oil sticks wound ijver and over 1)3' thin strips of l)anil;)ii to form a rim. The bilge of the basket is pro- tected and kept in shape h\ a twining- of two banibii ribbons. These l)askeis art* 8 in. in diameter and 3 in. deep. Tliey aj)proaeh the Chinese work ek>sel3-, Otdier satehel^sha,ped l)askets of palm are in the Museum ecdleAioirs, but the localities are nneertaiii, and it seems better to |iass them bv, for the present at least. In the b^a,st Indies rattan is used to make ex- cellent sleeping mats, and '^^^f^^lJ*|1|f|ffpW. and has the same hneness. Tlie\- are less durable llian the paridaiiu> nial. 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 Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press
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