Palm Leaf Preparation for Rope Making, an Ethnographic Video

Abdalah Saidi Mwingo demonstrates the process of cutting and trimming the tough outer fibres of palm leaves to make them pliable for rope. The 21.9 KB dataset is an EAF video file shared by Marie-Annick Moreau under a CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 license. It was last updated on June 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing traditional material processing techniques based on the described palm leaf trimming activity.
• Studying the steps of a specific craft workflow based on the video demonstration of preparing ng'ongo fibres.
• Documenting cultural practices and indigenous knowledge related to natural material use.

Strengths

• Dataset is shared under a clear CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 license.
• File size is precisely 21.9 KB, indicating a small, focused video resource.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Likely contains an ethnographic video recording of a craft demonstration.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:19:55; freshness should be verified.