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Laplap
SAArchaeological or primary sourceFamily H · Leaf-wrapped grain parcels (separate inventions)
Sources
- A'Lap-lap is the national dish of the natives of the New Hebrides; quite one-fifth part of their lives is spent in making and eating lap-lap.' The cook rubs yam or taro on rough coral or a palm sheath into a thick paste, which is wrapped in banana leaves and cooked between stones; coconut milk is poured over it. (1913). Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific (London, 1913), p. 114, Felix Speiser; digitised by ODSAS (Online Digital Sources and Annotation System)
- SPacific Manuscripts Bureau catalogue lists New Hebrides mission photographs captioned as boys 'scraping yam for laplap / lap lap' (mission albums spanning 1880-1922 and later). (undated in the search result). Pacific Manuscripts Bureau catalogue (ANU), search snippet only, Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
Found by research in October 2026; awaiting editorial review.
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History sources are from the atlas and not yet independently checked.
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