Mats 16 of 17 Smoking the mat

The final stage in the making of a 'qana memea' or red sleeping mat. The mat is bound tightly around a piece of wood and then placed in a metal container. This is placed over a small fire, and the mat is steamed and smoked.

• 1978

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1978-Series2 / File: 78 Mats 16 - smoking the mat.

• East Ambae Island (Vanuatu)
• Longana village (Vanuatu)
• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Waileni village

• Mats

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24356270

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• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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