Enigma 2012 March
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Enigma to solve
This elegant small broom was bought in France on a flee market. I ignore its country of origin and the botanical identity of the fiber. The detail photo shows that the fiber is ramified, which could point to the pedicels of a grass panicle. Who has an idea ?
Michel Chauvet
Suggestion from Thomas le Bourgeois: Phragmites australis. From the Philippines to Indonesia and Vietnam, such brooms called walis are indeed made. 6 mars 2012.
