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ātag
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An arrow-grass cane mat, tied together with cross-tie material, talā'id.
Made of arrow-grass canes, bilāu. There are three varieties: 1) Atag di ālang `granary mat'. This mat is stored in a granary and brought out and placed under the granary as a place for ritualists, mumbā'i, to perform rice harvest rituals. Several are wrapped around a pile of newly harvested rice to protect it from chickens and other animals before it is stored inside the granary; 2) Atag an olo'an `sleeping mat'. Mats are rolled and stored in the house during the day and brought out at night for sleeping; 3) Atag di palan `ceiling mat'. This mat is spread out on the ceiling rafters, dālag. It is used as a place for placing belongings, especially stored rice bundles.
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For someone to spread out an arrow-grass cane mat (theme i-) in a particular location (loc ref -an) to be used, as described above.
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