Sennit
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Sennit is a type of cordage made by plaiting rope fibres or strands of dried fibre or grass. In western European nautical traditions, it was used to make flat plaited straps for use aboard ship. It ca
Magimagi sennit of Fiji around wooden ceiling posts.
A sacred god figure wrapping in sennit for the Tahitian war god 'Oro.
Polynesian ceremonial stone adze (toʻi or toki in Polynesian languages) lashed in sennit around the blade with carved handle, 1891-1892
Macramé
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Macramé is a form of textile produced using knotting techniques.
Sennit
…western European nautical traditions, it was used to make flat plaited straps for use aboard ship. It can be used ornamentally in crafts, like a kind of macramé, or to make straw hats. Sennit is an important material in the cultures of Oceania, where it is used in traditional architecture, boat building, fishing…
Detail of Cavandoli macramé
Macramé knot: clove hitch with loops up
Decorative macramé ship
Production of a large piece of macramé