Rope

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"286. Rope.Twisted from the fibres of the outer shell of the coconut. These ropes are available in all weights, are used as ships lines even on European ships, however are not a specialty just of the Buginese but are made in the whole of the Indian Archipelago. This type of line has, in addition, the special feature that when lit like a wick they will continue to burn and wicks are also made from these ropes. Wicks such as this one can be found in every European house, from which one lights his cigars."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 60). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller