kanuu ‘chambira’ palm fiber; this fiber is extracted from the [...]

• • ‘chambira’ palm fiber; this fiber is extracted from the ‘cogollo’, or immature palm frond bud of the <nɨɨ́kamɨ> (‘chambira’) palm, and is subsequently dried in the sun before being spun into cord for hammocks, bags, and other woven items. Traditionally this was the principal source of fiber for woven items