The traditional buildings of Tuvalu used plants and trees from the native broadleaf forest, including timber from: Pouka, (Hernandia peltata); Ngia or Ingia bush, (Pemphis acidula); Miro, (Thespesia populnea); Tonga, (Rhizophora mucronata); Fau or Fo fafini, or woman's fibre tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus). and fibre from: coconut; Ferra, native fig (Ficus aspem); Fala, screw pine or Pandanus. The buildings were constructed without nails and were lashed and tied together with a plaited sennit rope that was handmade from dried coconut fibre.
The traditional buildings of Tuvalu used plants and trees from the native broadleaf forest , including timber from : Pouka , ( Hernandia peltata ) ; Ngia or Ingia bush , ( Pemphis acidula ) ; Miro , ( Thespesia populnea ) ; Tonga , ( Rhizophora mucronata ) ; Fau or Fo fafini , or woman 's fibre tree ( Hibiscus tiliaceus ) . and fibre from : coconut ; Ferra , native fig ( Ficus aspem ) ; Fala , screw pine or Pandanus . The buildings were constructed without nails and were lashed and tied together with a plaited sennit rope that was handmade from dried coconut fibre .
From what was rope made for tying buildings together?
From what was rope made for tying buildings together ?
dried coconut fibre
dried coconut fibre