Table 2 Various local uses of Mazri palm in Pakistan
S. no | English name of the use or handcrafted products | Pashto name of the use or handcrafted products | Codes for two-way cluster and cluster analysis | Parts used | Relative frequency of citation | Use details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hot pot (Fig. 4a) | Petwar (3 sizes) | Hot Pot | Leaves | 0.76 | It is used to keep breads, toasts, etc. warmer for a while after baking them |
2 | Salt pot (Fig. 4b) | Malge wala Lokhay | Salt-Pot | Leaves | 0.65 | It is used as a pot to store salt in the kitchen / kitchen table |
3 | Mat for beds | Kat pozakay (1 × 2 m) | Mat-Beds | Leaves | 0.60 | It is used as a mattress mostly during the summer season due to its insulating nature and cooling effects |
4 | Mat for poultry cage | Panjre da para pozakay (1 × 1 m) | Mat-P-Cg | Leaves | 0.57 | It is used in poultry cages to avoid grains from falling on the earth or becoming dirty |
5 | Mat for vehicles (Fig. 4d) | Garo wala chetai (1.5 × 1 m) | Mat-Vehi | Leaves | 0.57 | Conductors and drivers of heavy vehicles or trucks covering long distances use to rest on the ground or truck floor on these mats |
6 | Mat for grains | Dano wala Chetai (4 × 4 m) | Mat-Grai | Leaves | 0.49 | It is used to dry cereal grains after thrashing the crops |
7 | Mat for guests | Chetai melmano da para (2 × 3 m) | Mat-Gues | Leaves | 0.44 | It is used for setting the guest especially in large cultural gatherings and also while serving a meal |
8 | Prayer mat for one individual | Musala/Jai Namaz/Puzakay | P-M-O-In | Leaves | 0.41 | It is used for praying by a single person at home or mosque |
9 | Prayer mat for group of individual (Fig. 4f) | Saf/Purr (1 × 8 m) | P-M-G-In | Leaves | 0.41 | It is used for prayer of many people at homes as well as mosques |
10 | Small broom | Wara Jaro/Jarogai | S-Broom | Leaves | 0.38 | It is used to clean shops, rooms, vehicles, water mills, etc. |
11 | Large broom (Fig. 4h) | Ghata Jaro/Jaro | L-Broom | Leaves | 0.38 | It is used to clean large houses, mosques, office buildings, roads, and lawns |
13 | Hand fan (Fig. 4i) | Babozay | Hand-Fan | Leaves | 0.36 | They are used as hand fans during journeys and when in hot days there are breakdowns of electricity |
14 | Shoes for common uses (Fig. 4j) | Saflai | Sh-C-Use | Leaves | 0.33 | They are used in social gatherings and recreational activities |
15 | Shoes for ice skiing | Wawro safely | Shoe-Ice | Leaves | 0.19 | They were used in past to walk on ice |
16 | Large basket | Tokra | L-Basket | Leaves | 0.21 | It is used for trasporting different items from one place to another, especially food and cloths |
17 | Middle-size basket (Fig. 4l) | Shkarai | M-S-Bask | Leaves | 0.30 | It is used to keep bread warmer for longer period especially during social gatherings |
18 | Large-size flat basket (Fig. 4m) | Shkor/chaj | L-S-F-Bas | Leaves | 0.31 | It is used to remove husks from the grains by thining and shaking methods |
19 | Basket used in hotels | Shkor hotel wala | B-U-Hot | Leaves | 0.27 | It is used in hotels to keep bread warm and soft for a longer period |
20 | Cover for animal mouth (Fig. 4o) | Koaray da janwaro da khole da para/Bhoka | C-A-Mout | Leaves | 0.22 | It is used to cover the mouth of a newborn or unhealthy cattle to avoid the animal eating harmful substances. It is also used while ploughing to avoid grazing |
21 | Bags for packing grasses (Fig. 4p) | Kwaray | B-P-Gras | Leaves | 0.24 | It is used to pack fodder for cattle. It is also used by street sellers for packing steel, silver, plastic, pots, shoes, cloths, food items etc |
22 | Packing bags for sweets (Fig. 4q) | Pachai | P-B-Swee | Leaves | 0.23 | It is used for packing various kinds of baked items, rice, and unrefined sugar cane (Gurrh) |
23 | Hat (Fig. 4r) | Topay | Hat | Leaves | 0.21 | It is used to protect human head from heat, torrential rain, snowfall etc., during different seasons |
24 | Grains bin (Fig. 4s) | Tatra or Kando | Grai-Bin | Leaves | 0.13 | It is used to store different kinds of grains and cereals |
25 | Box | Petai | Box | Leaves | 0.15 | It is used to store varoius grains, flours and dry food items at home in farming communities |
26 | Ropes (Fig. 4t) | Bonr | Ropes | Leaves | 0.19 | It is used to produce bed steads (Fig. 4v), tying up different goods, animals, livestock, etc. |
27 | One seater small bed (Fig. 4u) | Katkay | O-S-S-Be | Leaves | 0.28 | It is used for setting a single person |
28 | Rope | Lange wala rasai | Rope | Leaves | 0.05 | It is used to form one half of the bed from where it's titghened when gets loose; that end of the bed is known as Langa or Piarrma in Pashto language |
29 | Rope for well | Kohi wala rasai | R-F-Wel | Leaves | 0.08 | Use to take water out from the wells via wheel or deeper springs |
30 | Ornamental plant (Fig. 4w) | Gamle wala plant | Ornament | 0.02 | Mazri palm is cultivated for esthetic purposes | |
31 | -- (Fig. 4x) | Lad | Laud | Leaves | 0.06 | It is used to transport goods on donkeys from one place to another |
32 | Fuel (Fig. 4y) | Khashak/Largay | Fuel | Leaves, stem sheaths | 0.09 | Dry leaves, stem sheaths, and roots are used as fuel |
33 | Toothbrush (Fig. 4z) | Miswak | T-Brush | Petiole | 0.13 | Petiole of the leaf is used as a toothbrush |
34 | Fruit, shoot (Fig. 4aa) | Patawa | Fr-Ne-Sh | Fruits, fresh shoots | 0.06 | Fruits and young shoots are used as food ingredients |
35 | Marbles (Fig. 4ab) | Belouree | Marbles | Seeds | 0.14 | In some areas, kids play marble game using its hard-round seeds, and the game is locally known as Belouree |
36 | Roofs or ceiling | Sapar/Chappar | Construc | Leaves | 0.03 | In some areas, the leaves are used for roofing or thatching |
37 | Medicinal uses | Tibi istimal/Dawai | Med-Use | Leaves | 0.76 | Fresh leaves’ extract is used for treating stomach problems |
38 | Fodder | Gayah/Wakha | Animal-F | Leaves | 0.65 | Young leaves are grazed by animals or they are also used in powedered form |
39 | Cages | Panjra | B-Cages | Leaves | 0.60 | These are used to keep appreciated and/or birds like Chukar, Parrot, and Mayana. People also keep such bird cages in the wild in order to attract and hunt other birds (esp. in the tribal belt of Pakistan). |