This particular nuota uses three-ply cords of tightly plaited hair that consequently lie flat. There are several of these cords (10-15) which have been bunched together and knotted at either end and looped or doubled to make a thick and lengthy bundle. This bundle of plaited cords is then slightly twisted to give the nuota more of a uniform and tubular shape, appropriate for tying around the waist. The hair of the nuota is dark brown in colour and slightly frayed in placed.