Banana trunk skin (?) candle shade, Indus Restaurant, Ubud, Bali

Banana trunk skin (?) candle shade, Indus Restaurant, Ubud, Bali
Originally uploaded by Trapped In A Suit.

We liked the candle holder: some part of a banana plant wrapped around a candle, fastened with a sliver of bamboo. Perhaps someone can tell me that this is in fact a banana leaf.

Now, while we're thinking about bananas, I think you should look at the most beautiful collection of banana leaves known to man, taken by the late Joaquim da Cunha Bueno Marques.