222:(1948). He refers to its use in Samoa in 1946, where he was able to observe its being made on many occasions. He notes that its crafting was a constant occupation in Samoan villages, because so much of the material was required. A significant quote from the book, made by a village chief to Gibbings, emphasises the importance of sennit in Samoan culture: "In your country," said a chief to me, "only a few men can make nails, but in Samoa, everyone can make nails" (p. 118). He was referring to the sennit that is used to bind the structures or huts in which they lived. Sennit had a variety of other uses, including in shark fishing, where it was used as a
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85:Polynesian ceremonial stone
30:around wooden ceiling posts.
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1248:Dropper loop
1125:Marlinespike
1120:Lobster buoy
1095:Hitching tie
1090:Highwayman's
897:Bimini twist
798:Chain sinnet
772:Trident loop
752:Munter hitch
727:Figure-eight
614:Bottle sling
581:True lover's
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466:Basket weave
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1696:WikiProject
1503:Sailmaker's
1412:Marlinspike
1070:Ground-line
975:Anchor bend
907:Fisherman's
861:Turk's head
821:Carrick mat
624:Corned beef
619:Constrictor
491:Fisherman's
1820:Knot stubs
1784:Categories
1498:Portuguese
1323:Tom fool's
1050:Falconer's
990:Bale sling
846:Friendship
813:Decorative
803:Sheepshank
446:Adjustable
250:References
244:Sennit hat
51:straw hats
26:sennit of
1470:Stevedore
1368:Hangman's
1288:Jury mast
1175:Trucker's
1165:Taut-line
1085:Highpoint
1025:Cat's paw
1005:Blackwall
879:(angling)
747:Klemheist
687:Autoblock
566:Surgeon's
330:14 August
273:21 August
159:outrigger
145:Polynesia
131:Islands.
1685:Category
1646:Splicing
1636:Ropework
1623:Mizuhiki
1575:friction
1561:Bindings
1480:Whipping
1465:Overhand
1417:Rat-tail
1395:splicing
1348:Zeppelin
1293:Overhand
1278:Handcuff
1198:Angler's
1150:Sailor's
1020:Buntline
985:Bachmann
917:Knotless
692:Bachmann
679:Climbing
659:Strangle
649:Packer's
644:Miller's
591:Zeppelin
546:Shoelace
521:Hunter's
456:Ashley's
233:See also
124:magimagi
73:war god
71:Tahitian
43:plaiting
41:made by
24:Magimagi
1709:Commons
1651:Seizing
1641:Lashing
1630:Norigae
1617:Macramé
1607:History
1602:Density
1573: (
1571:Hitches
1437:Stopper
1391:Splices
1381:Tarbuck
1358:Running
1328:Trident
1238:Diamond
1228:Cossack
1213:Bowline
1155:Snuggle
1110:Killick
1010:Blake's
962:Hitches
937:Trilene
927:Palomar
836:Diamond
669:Transom
639:Jamming
601:Binding
536:Racking
511:Harness
506:Halyard
496:Flemish
481:Carrick
427:By type
211:palm).
205:niu'afa
201:coconut
183:In the
149:coconut
135:Hawai'i
61:Oceania
55:Oceania
47:macramé
39:cordage
1700:
1689:
1678:
1658:Sennit
1488:Common
1450:Button
1360:(slip)
1258:Fiador
1218:Bumper
1180:Tumble
1170:Timber
1130:Munter
1100:Icicle
1080:Halter
1040:Distel
1000:Becket
995:Barrel
841:Fiador
791:shanks
767:Prusik
629:Granny
551:Shroud
321:
169:canoes
141:Hawaii
35:Sennit
1735:This
1556:Bends
1393:&
1283:Honda
1160:Swing
1135:Ossel
1115:Knute
1065:Garda
1030:Clove
947:Turle
932:Snell
902:Blood
892:Arbor
789:&
787:Coils
757:Noose
664:Thief
586:Water
541:Sheet
501:Grief
476:Blood
438:Bends
393:Bight
382:Knots
224:noose
218:book
179:Samoa
112:kafa.
106:Tonga
1741:stub
1737:knot
1313:Span
1190:Loop
1145:Pipe
1140:Pile
1075:Half
1015:Boom
980:Axle
922:Nail
697:Beer
654:Reef
526:Nail
471:Beer
403:Turn
398:Loop
332:2010
319:ISBN
275:2010
197:ʻAfa
189:ʻafa
173:hale
164:iako
154:ʻama
129:Fiji
117:Fiji
95:toki
91:toʻi
87:adze
75:'Oro
28:Fiji
1407:Fid
1402:Eye
1035:Cow
952:Uni
609:Boa
209:afa
97:in
93:or
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