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Two species in particular, ‘ Pandan tikar,”’ the mat screw-pine, 
and “ Pandan Lawut,” the sea-shore screw-pine, are considered as 
yielding the best grade of leaves for mat and basket weaving 
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Fic. 15. Hat made from the leaves of the screw- a The black fiber on the 
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Other species, bearing “much larger leaves, are regarded as an 
inferior grade because of their coarseness. By placing the leaves 
of these species side by side, — overlapping and sewing 
together with a coarse fiber, they are often made into large mats 
called ‘‘ Kajangs,” which are used in the construction of native 
houses or serve as a covering for carts 
Coarse sacks made of this fiber, in which various articles of com- 
merce have been shipped, are sometimes found in our markets 
