[Mihalic] Making roofing

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Allison-
Skip recorded  Bambusa forbesii  (in Maring, ambiam) as cultivated for 
roofing for its leaves- looks like that one? (Appendix 7 in Pigs for the 
Ancestors).
all best
R



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