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Lalava hau kafa: Sennit lashing

European sailors introduced iron to Polynesia in the early 19th century. Until then, double-hulled canoes and houses were lashed together using sennit, a kind of cordage made by braiding the fibers of the coconut husk. 

Bildet kan inneholde: brun, tre, rektangel, merker i treverket, gulv.

In house construction, red and black sennit was lashed diagonally around and across the joints between the posts, beams and rafters.

Bildet kan inneholde: brun, rektangel, tre, farger og nyanser, hardved.
Bildet kan inneholde: rektangel, svart, tre, utendørsmøbler, farger og nyanser.
Bildet kan inneholde: rektangel, tre, naturlig materiale, motiv, hardved.
Bildet kan inneholde: brun, rektangel, tre, erme, beige.

Filipe Tohi used these patterns to decorate the Polynesian Hall at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. The university has many students from Tonga and other Pacific Island nations.

Bildet kan inneholde: tre, rektangel, linje, armatur, stråle.
Published Feb. 2, 2021 1:16 PM - Last modified Nov. 24, 2021 5:35 PM
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