. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 1'hill fit ii{ii- MiUcritil. 8" tlie cocoiuit fibre wliicli is now never imported as formerly, from tlit southern islands, and is not prepared t(j a,n\' eoiiimereial extent on tliis i^Toiip. Keitlier olnna nor waoke was used eoniraoiil)- in lionsebiiilding, altlioiigh cord of //(/// served in poorer bouses. It is sirrprisiiig- to one not familiar witli tliatebing- to see how mneh g-rass is needed for the pnrpfjse. I ha\'e thatehed a house in the k)rests of Guatemala with
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 1'hill fit ii{ii- MiUcritil. 8" tlie cocoiuit fibre wliicli is now never imported as formerly, from tlit southern islands, and is not prepared t(j a,n\' eoiiimereial extent on tliis i^Toiip. Keitlier olnna nor waoke was used eoniraoiil)- in lionsebiiilding, altlioiigh cord of //(/// served in poorer bouses. It is sirrprisiiig- to one not familiar witli tliatebing- to see how mneh g-rass is needed for the pnrpfjse. I ha\'e thatehed a house in the k)rests of Guatemala with split palm leaves aiid the material seemed but littJe bulkier than ordinarv shingles,. vNi';siA\ srixxiT ix x \ti\'i l)Ui the pili ip'ass for the I^Iusenui buihlin*;^^ made a jdle almost as hiriix-as tlir fiiiished house. This grass ( Ptisptihi/m orhidddtr or I!i'!i'r,>lh\oi)it foiih>r'iis) was eouiuiou eur^ niat-makiiig was more important than for thatehing. Of the otlier nuitcrial oeeasi(jriall\' used, .as (Mieouut lea\xxs h)r sereeiis w hiiiai roofing, ki plant or sugar-eaiie leaves, all were iu i\x abcnil the villages. As a rule, [27 hi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press
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