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Allison-<br>
Skip recorded <i>Bambusa forbesii</i> (in Maring,
<i><u>ambiam</u></i>) as cultivated for roofing for its leaves- looks
like that one? (Appendix 7 in Pigs for the Ancestors).<br>
all best<br>
R<br><br>
<br><br>
could At 08:15 AM 22/07/03 +0300, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite> In the 1960's among the
Maring of the Simbai Valley, Madang District,<br>
kunai, where available, was used as the top layer of roof covering.
The<br>
first layer was made of pairs of leaves, hooked together by their
stiff<br>
spines. I like the description below - "the result is a sort of
shingle".<br>
In the Maring case, however, this "sort of shingle" was not
tied onto the<br>
rafters (rafters?) but was hooked by its own spines over the laths that
had<br>
been laid over the rafters. Where kunai was not available this was
oten<br>
the sole kind of thatching used on a house.<br><br>
I have been looking for the name (in either Tok Pisin or Maring) of
this<br>
roofing leaf, but have not been able to find it among my notes.
Does<br>
anyone recognize this plant? I have attached two photos which may
help in<br>
identifying it.<br><br>
Thanks.<br><br>
Allison Jablonko<br><br>
<br><br>
><br>
>In Abelamland, sago leaf IS used for roofing. You bend the leaves
over a<br>
>spine, and then semapaim. You use the result as a sort of shingle
that is<br>
>tied onto rafters.<br>
><br>
>Rick<br>
><br>
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