The Sherbro and its hinterland . \To face fiagc 64. Iig. i7.~ an Oil to Cut Down the i Peninsula, Sherbro. INDIGENOUS PRODUCTS 65 The nuts do not all ripen simultaneously ; they canbe cut three times a year. The nuts when rpe are anorange red ; and unless they are quite ripe when gatheredthey yield little or no palm oil. The oil palm attains a great height. The cone grows ona short thick stem, at the base of the leaves that crown thevery top of the tree. The cutting of the cone is quite a workof art, or at least of skill. I have often watched with bothint
The Sherbro and its hinterland . \To face fiagc 64. Iig. i7.~ an Oil to Cut Down the i Peninsula, Sherbro. INDIGENOUS PRODUCTS 65 The nuts do not all ripen simultaneously ; they canbe cut three times a year. The nuts when rpe are anorange red ; and unless they are quite ripe when gatheredthey yield little or no palm oil. The oil palm attains a great height. The cone grows ona short thick stem, at the base of the leaves that crown thevery top of the tree. The cutting of the cone is quite a workof art, or at least of skill. I have often watched with bothinterest and amusement the agile way in which an expertnative performs this somewhat dangerous operation. Figure ly shows the native steeple-jack at ascends the tree with what is known as a cane climber, called in Mendi, the native language, climber is made of rattans bent to the requiredoblong form and firmly fastened at the ends. The caneencircles both the tree and the man. The man plantshis feet against the ste
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