OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  a kind of orchid, its thickened leaf-sheaths, after being dried, are cut in strips for plaiting hats, kabilas, etc(eng).een soort orchidee, waarvan de verdikte bladscheeden, na gedroogd te zijn, in reepen worden gesneden om hiervan hoeden, kabila's, enz. te vlechten(nld).

Note: This is done mainly on the Sula Islands and at Maba and Patani on Halmahera. There are four different species: tabisasu ugah, tabisasu mumu, tabisasu koi and tabisasu guti; the leaf-sheaths of the first and third species, the most sought after, are found especially on Halmahera and Peleng