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Chagossian heritage exhibits
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Chagossian heritage exhibits
About the Chagossian community
About the CHAGOS project
About this website
Website accessibility
Whistle making
The film and photographs in this exhibition, taken in Mauritius, show Jean Louis Hervé making a whistle by twisting a coconut frond into a tube, which is held in place with a wooden pin. Blowing into the whistle makes a high-pitched sound.
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Rope twisting →
Whistle making
Coconut handicrafts
Introduction to coconut handicrafts
Basket weaving
Whistle making
Rope twisting