Banana or Plantation Rope

Banana or Plantation Rope

 

There are various uses for rope or twine about the house or farm but one can hardly find one

when needed. In Nigeria, rope is made from banana or plantation trees. The twine produced

can be used for tying bundles together or tying plants to stakes. For example, Nigerians used

this cord to secure your plants against stakes and to attack yarns to vertical poles for storage.

The central stem of the banana tree is surrounded by leaf sheaths or sections. Once the fruit

has been harvested from the tree the stem can be made into rope.

 

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