Sennit

Sennit is a kind of flat cordage made by plaiting thinner strands of rope or grass. It can also be used ornamentally in crafts, like a kind of macrame, or to make straw hats.

Sennit is the western term used for Magimagi which is an exclusive product of the Fiji Islands. Few people in the world know the beauty of this scarce natural resource. Even fewer people (only Fijian Artist) know how to weave the beauty into the traditional Fijian look.

The term is also used in Hawaii and throughout Polynesia for cordage made by braiding the fibers of coconut husks. It was important in attaching the ama (outrigger) via the iako to the hull of canoes, stones to war-club handles, errecting hale (houses), etc.