| Product: Piassava (Sierra Leone) |
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| Origin: Sierra Leone (West Africa) |
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| Description: Obtained from
palm leaf-stalks, Sierra Leone piassava is similar to
that from Bahia but is a more cost-effective option. It
is not quite as strong as Bahia piassava and often
coarser and less elastic. It stands up well to heavy use
but does not retain its shape as well. There are two
basic grades, sherbro and sulimah, of which sherbro is
generally considered to be the most flexible. |
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| Uses: Brushes & brooms |
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| Grades |
Packing
Unit |
Shipment
Unit |
| Uncut
and cut 1 seal sherbro piassava |
per
28 kg bundles |
20
/ 40 ft container |
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Production Details:
The fibre is obtained from palms that grow in
the tropical coastal swamps of Sierra Leone. The
leaf-stalks are harvested and then soaked,
"retted", for between six weeks to three
months either in river water or swamps. After retting,
the stalks are beaten to separate out the pith and then
the fibre is hackled by pulling it through long nails.
After hackling, the fibre is dried in the shade and
finally tied into bundles.
Contact: Matthew Ralph |
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