Post #637562 by porco on Wed, May 23, 2012 10:31 AM

On 2012-05-23 10:08, bigbrotiki wrote:

The ball and chain hanging from this PNG house's gable in the Berlin museum look suspiciously like the classic fishnet float lamp customary in American Tiki culture. What was its function for the traditional PNG men's house?

is it a weight? think of an old style pup tent that has a line from the top of the end pole to the ground. it may just be a weight to hold and help cantilever the roof?

just a wild guess.