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Marebu – Raylene Bonosn
A ‘marebu’ is a hand-woven mat made of pandanus, often coloured with natural dyes. Marebu can be used as a floor mat, a fence to trap fish in waterways, a shield to cover babies from mosquitoes, a wrap for rinsing food in water, and a ceremonial skirt for women.
‘Marebu (pandanus floor mat) is used by lots of people for lots of things. When people go hunting, they use marebu to sit on and to put all the manme (food) they catch like freshwater fish and cheeky yam.
When the people are finished hunting, they can use the marebu to wrap up all the manme and carry it home to cook on the fire. You can put that marebu in the freshwater to wash it.
Marebu is also used and a bed to sleep on.
This design comes from my mother’s side and is a Kuninjku story.’
Link to ‘marebu’ definition – Njamed.com
