. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. B. Figure 6. Some kinds of k'ef (figure and descriptions from Mueller 1917): A. Small k'ef, from Onean, m long; B. large k'ef, Masolol from Nari, m long; C. Wide k'ef, Uruts from Onean, m long. Appropriate sticks are cut from the ya'al tree and placed in salt water and weighted down so they will not be exposed at low tide. The area may have either a muddy or gravely bottom but should not have too much fresh water mixed in as this would cause the sticks to rot. The stick can stay there for years
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. B. Figure 6. Some kinds of k'ef (figure and descriptions from Mueller 1917): A. Small k'ef, from Onean, m long; B. large k'ef, Masolol from Nari, m long; C. Wide k'ef, Uruts from Onean, m long. Appropriate sticks are cut from the ya'al tree and placed in salt water and weighted down so they will not be exposed at low tide. The area may have either a muddy or gravely bottom but should not have too much fresh water mixed in as this would cause the sticks to rot. The stick can stay there for years if necessary. When the sticks are retrieved for use, the bark comes off naturally. The ya'al is treated this way to make it strong so it will last a long time. The next things to be collected are the seagrass fibers—as has been described. Other materials include pieces of large and small bamboo. Two appropriate size and shaped pieces of the large bamboo, "mor" (Bambusa vulgaris) are sought for making the "buk-e-richib", and "duga"'. These may either be taken from the small branches at the end of a large bamboo, or from a stunted bamboo that grows in the savanna. A section of a smaller species of bamboo, "p'uw" (Bambusa sp.) is used for the "terwey". The piece. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Washington, D. C. : [Smithsonian Press]
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