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rattan
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rat·tan
/ raˈtan; rə-/
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n.
1.
the thin pliable stems of a palm, used to make furniture.
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a length of such a stem used as a walking stick.
2.
the tropical Old World climbing palm (genus Calamus) that yields this product, with long, spiny, jointed stems.
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RATTAN-PROCESING INDUSTRY HAUNTED BY CRISIS IN BASIC MATERIAL PROCUREMENT
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 1/23/1995; 700+ words
; Difficulties in procuring rattan, which is a side-product from the forest, have...pessimistic about the future prospects of Indonesia's rattan-processing industry. A number of rattan-processing plants in several centers of furniture...
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RATTAN FURNITURE THE ONLY PRIME EXPORT COMMODITY FROM THE INDUSTRY OF FINISHED RATTAN PRODUCTS
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 4/27/1992; 700+ words
; Indonesia's rattan furniture industry, which did not start until quite...be seen from the fact that for the past five years, rattan furniture has topped the list of the finished rattan products which Indonesia exported. Indonesia started...
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RATTAN PRODUCTS STILL HAVE EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 7/22/1996; 700+ words
; Since the imposition of an export tax on raw rattan and webbing, the rattan-processing industry has had increasingly better export opportunities. This regulation on rattan exports has provided the rattan-processing industry...
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Rattan retains glamour of '40s Pacific influence
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; Rattan retains glamour of '40s Pacific influence...late 1940s and '50s when a suite of curvy rattan furniture -- chairs, sofa, a couple of...undated newspaper photo in a new book on rattan shows a dapper Fulgencio Batista -- the...
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COLLECTING; Rattan Is Back. For Some People, It Never Left.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/27/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...1940s and '50s when a suite of curvy rattan furniture--chairs, sofa, a couple...undated newspaper photo in a new book on rattan shows a dapper Fulgencio Batista--the...sweet young thing in front of a fan-arm rattan chair with cushions splashed with curled...
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INDON RATTAN FUNITURE NO MATCH IN INT'L MARKET COMPETITION.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 5/18/2004; 692 words
; ...Jakarta, May 17 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's rattan furniture cannot compete with similar commodities...Asian and ASEAN countries which also produce rattan products were reportedly to have obtained their rattan basic material from Indonesia. "China...
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GOVT POLICY ON RATTAN EXPORT FAILS TO PUSH INDONESIAN FARMERS.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 10/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...JAKARTA, Oct 19 Asia pulse - The Indonesian government`s latest decision on rattan export restriction fails to encourage rattan farmers to help maintain sustainable rattan cultivation at home, a rattan foundation chairman said. "It is true if...
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REVOCATION OF THE BAN ON UNPROCESSED-RATTAN EXPORTS DOES NOT BOOST EXPORTS
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 6/22/1992; 700+ words
; The ban on the exports of unprocessed rattan and half-finished rattan products, which came into effect in mid-1988, will...revocation of the ban on the exports of unprocessed rattan and half-finished rattan products and on increasing...
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GOVT BANS RAW RATTAN EXPORT.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 5/29/2004; 632 words
; ...banning export of raw and semi-processed rattan from natural forests, Director General...Ministry, Sudar SA, said. "Export of raw rattan from natural forests is banned but export of cultivated rattan is not," Sudar said on the sidelines...
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Malaysia the `centre' of the rattan world
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/11/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...have species of climbing palms as rattan. All genera which do not have...species are not considered as rattan. How many rattans are there, and where do we find...above, there are 13 genera of rattan: two are found in Africa, one...
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rattan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
rattan , name for a number of plants of the genera...belonging to the family Palmae ( palm family). Rattan leaves, unlike those of most palms, are...often several hundred feet) is obtained the rattan cane of commerce, a slender, flexible...
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Cost Plus, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...chance in 1958 when he sold some extra rattan furniture he had stored in a warehouse...Francisco, but instead of displaying the rattan furniture in his store, he rented 4...s Wharf area of San Francisco. The rattan furniture sold quickly, convincing Amthor...
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SIC 2519 Household Furniture, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...primarily engaged in manufacturing reed, rattan, and other wicker furniture; plastics...Background and Development Wicker, Rattan, and Reed Furniture. Wicker furnishings...period, straw and willow were replaced by rattan, which was imported by the East India...
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T'in
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...pounder. Flimsy bamboo walls partition off bedrooms in the corners. Rattan mats are used for sitting and sleeping. Rice is stored in a granary set on piles or in large rattan containers inside the house. Villagers move whenever they believe the...
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Namau
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...the diet, as do birds, though to a rather limited extent. Rattan, important in the construction of ritual masks and effigies...ritual and ornamental objects from feathers, pearl shells, and rattan. Much of Namau manufacture is ornately carved with totemic...
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