The out layer consists of wide strips of voivoi, commencing from base, altering to a fine check weave across the front and back sides of basikete. The front and the back sides are decorated near the centre with strips of somo forming zig-zag patterns across the width. A latch made of voivoi strips, tali rua (2-ply), is threaded and knotted through the upper centre of front side of basikete, secured with a button also made from voivoi.