finish the weaving lessons are called (finish the wood) []. Among well-known ritual motifs are Gajah Meram (Brooding Elephant), Tiang Sandong (Ritual Pole), Meligai (Shrine) and Tiang Ranyai. The Iban call this skill — plaiting various items namely mats (), baskets and hats. The Ibans weave mats of numerous types namely (motive mat), made of rattan and made of rattan and bark. Materials to make mats are to make the normal mat or the patterned mat, rattan to make rotan, when the rattan splits sewn using a thread or when criss-crossed with the bark, to make used for drying and to make a normal or (canvas) which is very light when dry. The names of Iban baskets are (medium-sized container for transferring, lifting or medium-term storage), (a basket worn at the waist for carrying harvested paddy stocks), (small wedge-shaped basket hung over one shoulder), (cylindrical backpack), (tall cylindrical backpack with four strong spines) and (cuboid-shaped backpack). The height of the tubang basket fits the height of the human backside while the height of the lanji basket will extend between the bottom and head of the human. Thus, the lanji can carry twice as much as the tubang, making the latter more versatile than the former. The selabit backpack is used to carry uneven shaped bulk items e.g. the game obtained from the forest. Another category of plaiting which is normally carried out by men is to make fish traps called , , and using betong bamboo splits except which is made from which can be bent without breaking. The Iban also make special baskets called for the dead during Gawai Antu with numerous feet to denote the rank and status of the deceased which indicates his ultimate achievement during his lifetime. The Iban also make (rectangular net) and (conical net) after nylon ropes became available. Iban have their own hunting apparatus which includes making (rope and spring trap), (bamboo blade trap) and (deer net). Nowadays, they use shotguns and dogs for animal hunting. Dogs were reared by the Ibans in longhouses, especially in the past, for hunting () purposes and warning the Iban of any approaching danger. Shotguns could and were purchased from the Brooke administration. The Ibans make their own blowpipes, and obtain honey from the tree. The Ibans can also make boats. Canoes for normal use are called , but big war boats are called or bong. A