95
Boy weaving pitri grass (Andropogon gayanus / Gamba grass)*. Together with wood, the woven grass is used to construct granaries. The granaries are used to store sorghum, millet and other grains during the dry season. The pitri grass grows wild and could be considered a weed. However, if it takes root in the fields, it is often left to grow to mature size because of its value as construction material.
*All plant names in this series of posts are the local Moore names, with the scientific and/or English names in brackets.
Photo: Boys weaving pitri grass, pitri grass in a field & a granary in a village west of Kaya, November 2014. Posted on Instagram January 18, 2021.
Katja Malmborg 