Water sprinkler, lis durmangala, made of coconut leaves. A bunch of approximately 20 stalks of coconut leaf, for each one of which the top half of the leaf element has been folded and either plaited or cut into a different shape. Tied together at the base with a vegetal strip. At the top the leaf part has been stripped off and the remaining stalks tied together.
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