Roofing

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"430. Roof covering - "Patuku"This type of roof covering which is called "atap" in Javanese and Malay, consists of leaves of the nipa palm which are bent in half and fixed to a slat of bamboo with rattan. These one-meter long and half-meter wide leaf roofing pieces are fixed with rattan to the roofing slats running lengthwise; they are attached so that one piece lies about 20 cm over the next one. Besides the leaves of the nipa palm, the leaves of the coconut palm or a type of long grass, called "alang-alang", are also used."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 99-100). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller