 "The palm nuts are stripped from the stalk and dried for a day or two in the sun. Then they are boiled in a large iron pot, and pounded in a wooden mortar to soften and loose up the pericarp. The pounding is men's work." Sitia Chiefdom, Bawngge. Sherbro Island. 
"Husking coconuts. The coconut is a recent importation, introduced by the English. It grows well by the sea." Bongge. ............. >> return to [Economy in the 30's] |