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EXPLANATIONS OF PLATES 1 TO 4.
Plate 1. | Lace-makers from Pringgit, Malacca. |
Plate 2. | a to d show evolution of pattern in 4 strips of "biku." |
a 3 pointed fan (kipas) 9 bobbins employed. | |
b 5 pointed fan, 11 bobbins employed. | |
c 5 pointed fan and bar (prut lintah) 15 bobbins
employed. | |
d 5 pointed fan and bars forming a four-pointed star (bunga tanjong) 19 bobbins employed. | |
e & f Two strips of insertions composed of cloth stitch diamonds (anyam krosi) alternating with six pointed stars (bunga tanjong). The ground work of c to f is composed of fastening stitches (ikatan). | |
Plate 3. | Wide trouser border at least fifty years old. Pattern "siku kěluwang" (bat's wing). |
Plate 4. | Malacca Lace bobbin. |