climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
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the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
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a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
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Rattan \Rat*tan"\ (r[a^]t*t[a^]n"), n. [Malay r[=o]tan.] [Written also {ratan}.] (Bot.) One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus {Calamus}, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.
Mr. Lee's dolls are fashioned from fabric and stuffed with rattan shavings gathered from furniture makers.
Bemco is the wholesaler and it will be happy to give details of local stockists (tel: 081-874 0404). Those hankering for a bit Somerset Maugham-style colonial romance might look at colonial-style ceiling fans with brass bodies and rattan blades.
But he always retuned, even though he had to be carried over mountains and rugged terrain in a rattan stretcher.
"We are the world's biggest exporter of plywood, and in the near future it is hoped that this will be followed by the export of finished goods made of rattan, which is a natural resource possessed by few other countries," President Suharto said.
In the workshop, an older woman sits on a stool, stuffing doll legs with rattan shavings.
Last year, rattan exports earned more than $330 million.