| 单词 | rattan |
| 例句 | She always kept her rattan shades closed, but since she’d left, her mom or somebody had pulled them up, so I could see a little snippet of blue wall and white ceiling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The man was sitting in a rattan chair, his parents perched on the edge of the twin bed where her brother slept at night. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a rattan throw mat on the floor. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The truly daring, however, gamely climbed into a rattan gondola, felt hats or straw bowlers grasped tightly in hand as a hot-air balloon lofted them skyward. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She was carrying a thin rattan stick like a toy riding-crop, bound in leather. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Mats cover the cracked concrete floor, making a crazy quilt of colored rattan and woven plastic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Ignoring the spines of an overgrown rattan, she wedged herself up against a rotting log shrouded with moss and air plants. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I remember the woven rattan trays from Bali. My Life in Hotels 2011-12-02T14:36:36Z This will be true whether you have a seat on a rattan stool at either of the two counters or at a whitewashed table in the front window. Nami Nori Gets Hand Rolls Right, and Other Details Too 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The World Wildlife Fund, for example, sponsors sustainable rattan and acacia farming as buffer zones for beleaguered natural preserves along the western border with Laos. Vietnam’s Empty Forests 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Answer: By “old wicker,” you might mean furniture made of natural materials, such as rattan, reed, willow or bamboo. How to clean wicker outdoor furniture While the wicker and rattan may invoke nostalgic memories of a grandmother’s beach house, these synthetic weaves are hyperdurable, made to withstand a wide array of climates. Two Chic New Outdoor Chairs 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z "We are winning on law," added the 40-year-old, speaking from a rattan chair in his hideaway about two hours from the presidential palace in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Wyclef Jean says his Haiti candidacy a 'wild card' 2010-08-19T02:34:00Z Kravet fabrics on armchairs at right and rattan pieces by window. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z Mix textures, such as velvet, rattan, fur, wood and metal, to add visual and tactile interest. A blank-space condo living area gets a modern makeover 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z He also confirms that he added the chic and suspiciously hip rattan rug we are standing on. | The Great American Designs of Tom Scheerer 2013-08-21T13:00:58Z As I eased back in my rattan chair, men in suits stopped for coffee and cigarettes. On Eating Alone in Paris 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Shop for retro rattan chairs or Niermann Weeks chandeliers, drop off an ottoman or lamp you’ve been meaning to unload at one of several consignment places. Destination Design: Vienna Kilims, antique sewing machines, a set of 1950s towels, and moldering linen imported from Europe and embroidered with the hotel's name, cascaded from large rattan trunks. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z The preppy woven furniture that we associate with the Palm Beach style from the ’60s is also back — in the form of pieces made from natural materials such as cane, jute, wicker and rattan. Perspective | The hottest decorating trends for 2021 aren’t trendy at all — and that’s the point 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z With or without Lingle’s presence, Mola bears her signature in the dining room, a mostly natural space with hardwood floors, brick walls, white-oak tables and rattan light fixtures that look like miniature hoop skirts. Review | A peaceful neighborhood haunt serving the flavors of Spain 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Using bamboo, wire and rattan, Mr. Pich “weaves” his pieces into a web or grid, a technique that is deceptively simple and, he says, rich in metaphor. Cambodian Art Emerges From Horrors of a Murderous Past 2010-12-29T15:30:02Z An appealingly lurid stage setup adorned with flowers, palm trees and an oversized rattan throne – it was all very “Island of Dr. Moreau” – contributed to a royal vibe. Lana Del Rey overwhelmed by her image at the Shrine 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z There will usually be some cutting or slicing, often into exquisitely thin strands, and maybe some soaking beforehand; along the way rattan might be used for reinforcement and, toward the finish, lacquer may be applied. Bamboo Japanese-Style, From Dynastic Masters of the Art 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The chair here feels like a stand-in for the artist, flying around the earth in this broken rattan seat. Decoding Robert Rauschenberg 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Kilims, antique sewing machines, a set of 1950s towels, and moldering linen imported from Europe and embroidered with the hotel's name, cascaded from large rattan trunks. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Tote bags full of slippers from the Moroccan souk, tasseled rattan pouches and piles of test patterns, all stored away in the nooks and crannies of the showroom. Kate Spade’s Last Collection 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z One of our friends noticed we needed a nice tray at our beach house and, after visiting our place in August, sent a woven rattan tray from Williams Sonoma for Christmas. Six ways you can be a better houseguest and get invited back 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Had I known that, I’d have insisted on something more comfortable than the straight-back rattan chairs that came with the set. A new table, a new life for food writer Nancy Leson 2014-05-09T04:00:00Z Patterned fabrics from the Oscar de la Renta line for Lee Jofa add interest to the classic furnishings, which are made of natural materials such as mahogany, wicker, and rattan. Oscar de la Renta’s redesign for Tortuga Bay Hotel 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z In a loose pink cotton shift that patrols the border between chic and ease, she leads her guest into a screened porch filled with rattan chairs and flowers foraged from the woods around her home. A Southern Home That Embodies Oh-This-Old-Thing Elegance 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Alas, because Singapore is prone to tropical showers, the cushions on the rattan couch there seemed permanently damp. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Klapsons, in Singapore 2010-07-15T16:41:00Z It contains a world map and a junk rattan chair, and it reminds me of the capsule of a rocket, which you see many times in Rauschenberg’s work. Decoding Robert Rauschenberg 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps the most striking exotic “artifact” on the property is the authentic Indonesian bale—a living and dining pavilion of ruddy bangkirai wood, with a rattan ceiling—designed by Cheong. Donna Karan 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z And there, hunched with a script in a rattan cafe chair, sits Armie Hammer. The San Vicente Bungalows: Hollywood’s New Clubhouse 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Ask Mark D. Sikes about rattan furniture and the Los Angeles decorator gets practically evangelical. Designer Mark D. Sikes's New Rattan Collaboration 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Use a mixture of textures — including fabric, wood, rattan, leather and metal — to create visual interest. House Calls: Updating an Arlington living room with light and extra seating Wielding a shuttlecock-shaped basket attached to a long rattan pole, Mr. Pérez pointed to the sea urchins nestled in clumps near the rocks. On the Costa Brava of Spain, a Sea Urchin Quest 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The restaurant’s casual front room is furnished with rattan; the back dining room is plush, done in velvet. Angie Mar’s Latest, Les Trois Chevaux, Opens 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Lytle reports that rattan sprouts surface hairs that need to be laboriously singed away, and “when it is cropped it smells like mown hay.” 5 Books to Take a Deep Dive Into Design 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z We peered across thick stands of trees where Walter had taken us foraging for edible palms and rattans, and bamboos with liquid inside. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z Here are some of her favorite rattan products. Rattan furniture doubles ‘as functional art.’ Here are a designer’s favorite items. 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The setting is at once tropical with rattan furniture, and traditionally decorated with Portuguese tiles. Wan Wan, Focusing on Regional Thai Fare, Opens in NoLIta 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z I’ve designed a new fixture, not yet in place, which has a rattan weave over a glass shade. ‘When we can, we’d love to throw a party to show it off’: designers on their lockdown DIY 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z In another commissioned piece, Compound, the Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich used bamboo and rattan to create a fictional city surrounded by bombs, alluding to his country’s still recent violent history. Art: Definitions of Home at the Singapore Biennale 2011-03-21T15:00:05Z New York decorators haven’t picked over the more than 40 antiques stores on West Palm’s South Dixie Highway, known as Antique Row, where midcentury modern is almost as common as vintage rattan. | Florida, Part Three 2011-11-16T15:30:52Z Miyake has taken inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items — plastic, rattan, "washi" paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes, wiring. Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake's constant innovations 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z “No joke, I just bought a rattan daybed at the Alameda flea market a few months ago,” she said. A small word of advice on boho’s big revival: Use restraint 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Though it’s not a natural material, poly rattan offers a natural look with the ease of synthetic, making it extra durable. Natural fibers for a home that’s casually cool and collected 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z He turned to bamboo and rattan because they were cheap. Cambodian artist evokes tumult of his homeland 2011-11-17T20:35:05Z Refreshers that depend on rum and tequila, rattan furniture and dense plantings will evoke the Caribbean. Carne Mare, Andrew Carmellini’s Italian Chophouse, Opens 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z You don’t want a whole set of rattan furniture in your family room. Natural fibers for a home that’s casually cool and collected 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z There’s a brass lamp from Rick’s, fringed with imitation gemstones, and two rattan chairs where Europe’s desperate and displaced drank their cognacs and plotted their escapes. ‘Casablanca’ and the Romance of the Refugee 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z That the figure looks unfinished, with loose rattan strips hanging free, suggests that a cultural history is still very much in progress and that Mr. Pich’s art is part of it. Art in Review: ‘Cambodian Rattan: The Sculptures of Sopheap Pich’ 2013-05-02T19:18:48Z With more than 50 art and antiques dealers participating, the labyrinth of white tents will boast everything from retro rattan and blue-and-white porcelain to Deco furniture and one-of-a-kind jewels. The East Hampton Historical Society Hosts Annual Antiques Show This Weekend 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z This large lacy image — which is installed next to three small panels of Wiener Werkstätte lace — depicts a wicker or rattan chair surrounded by a mosaic-like expanse of tiny squares as if by an aura. Duro Olowu Excavates Pattern at the Cooper Hewitt 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Brick painted a ghostly white, concrete tiles and rattan lights shaped like beehives reveal a sly sense of style. Review | Mola adds a fresh splash of Spain to Mount Pleasant 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Swedish rattan chairs are pulled up to tables hewn from reclaimed Canadian barn wood and sit across from a banquette of mosaicked North American red cedar. A new Paris restaurant by chef Jean-François Piège and his wife, Elodie 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z As you walk in, a playful rattan sea urchin pendant lamp leads you down the hall toward the living area and the ocean. Ocean view, sleeps 20: A family getaway gets rebuilt to fit three generations 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Wood, stone, metal, rattan, concrete and stoneware are fine. In this season of austerity, there’s a cold sort of beauty in decorating with twigs 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z The setting combines exposed brick with pale wood, stone and rattan, and includes home goods and apparel for sale. Alfred Portale Opens His New Chelsea Restaurant 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Add texture to the table with woven rattan placemats, and finish the look with tiny tabletop trees at each place setting. Decked Out for Christmas 2010-11-19T16:20:00Z Made of bird and wasp nests, rattan and other materials, the crawl-in burrow contains small felt sculptures of soil bacteria. Grown-Up Art at a Children’s Museum. But It’s Still Playtime. 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z World Market and CB2 sell rattan or wood versions for anyone who wants to convey a bohemian vibe on a budget. Perspective | Decorative room dividers make an elegant comeback 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The second-floor gallery housing the exhibition radiates with riveting black-and-white photographs, but the most evocative object may be the bare beechwood deck chair with a ripped rattan seat. One Titanic Survivor Goes on View: A Deck Chair 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Not pictured, a vintage rattan settee—now modern with sleek black paint and simple striped cushions—serves as a catchall. New Vintage Style 2010-10-21T18:02:00Z Hugh Hayden creates new sculptures from rare indigenous timbers, rattan, cast iron, church pews, hair, and souvenir African sculptures and examines their complex histories to address themes of assimilation, agency and acceptance. 12 L.A. happenings to get active in the right way in November 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z “Sepak” is the word in Malay for “kick,” and “takraw” has its origin in the the Thai language and means “woven rattan ball.” Asian Games offer a few sports you may not recognize. How about kabaddi, sepaktakraw, and wushu? 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z “What’s popular right now is the rattan looking pendants or basket weave material,” she said. Simple changes you can make to a kitchen that will pay off in spades 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Palms provide materials including rattans, oils, and dates. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlie gravitated toward a pair of rattan and glass canisters that were bringing texture and interest to a cheery corner of the room. Surprise your mom with these fun home finds 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z By contrast, Jin Chaofeng, whose company exports outdoor rattan furniture, said he has no plans to add to his payroll as orders from abroad are slowing. At job fairs in China, employers are thrifty and applicants timid 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z “For furniture, there are organic materials like lentil beans, buckwheat and other fillings for upholstered furniture, as well as natural rattan, cork and bamboo.” Designers look to nature, landfills for new decor materials 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z “There, slumped in a simple wooden chair, grasping a long bamboo cane and a rattan fan, an anguished old man, frail and struggling to maintain his dignity, was watching his vision crumble in utter defeat.” Nate Thayer, Bold Reporter Who Interviewed Pol Pot, Dies at 62 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z That meant creating a cozy, living-room-like feel inside the cabanas, using natural materials such as wool and rattan for the furniture and reclaimed wood for columns, flooring and stairs. This new West Hollywood weed lounge is a mind-bending, must-see jungle oasis 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “The trend is all about incorporating earthy tones like hunter green, mustard yellow and blues, with materials like rattan and bamboo — in fact, searches for rattan have shot up by 77% on Pinterest.” The top fall design trends of 2022 are here to spruce up your home 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Over the years, he took inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items - plastic, rattan, “washi” paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes and wiring. Famed Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z O’Connell filled the sunroom and the living room with vintage rattan, wicker and bamboo pieces, for example, sourcing pieces on Chairish and at Richmond’s West End Antiques Mall. How to create a ‘garden’ look in your home — with both flora and fauna 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z But Hayden, whose solo show at Lisson Gallery in Chelsea last summer featured basketball hoops woven out of rattan and vine, conceded that basketball and fruit bowls could elicit different reactions. The Art World Loves Basketballs. And Hoops and Jerseys and Backboards. 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The materials are all 100 percent vegan, including microfiber upholstery, plant-based leather, fabrics made from recycled bottles, rattan palm wood trim, and insulated particle foam. Lightyear says its $263,000 solar-powered car will go into production later this year 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The house has all the elements of what they are calling “Midcentury Modern meets bohemian cowboy”: rattan, leather, gold, metal and natural materials that blend into the views. They swapped an L.A. pad for a Joshua Tree homestead — and a growing gay community 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Wicker/rattan: These woven styles’ quality can be hard to gauge at a glance, Connor says. Choosing and caring for outdoor furniture, for the long haul | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z For the living room, she brought in a handcrafted rattan console from Soane that is woven to look like a draped fabric. How to create a ‘garden’ look in your home — with both flora and fauna 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Hundreds of protesters opposed to the aid clashed with police who used teargas, water cannon and rattan sticks to disperse them and stop them marching on parliament. Nepal parliament debates U.S. grant amid protests 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z And of course the glitter, rattan and tacky print-induced late-‘80s Miami retiree aesthetic that “The Golden Girls” have become synonymous with are center stage too. The drag queens of 'Golden Girlz Live' celebrate Betty White and a lifetime of queer friendship 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Then layer on rattan, wicker, boucle and linen textiles and pillows, which Usman says will add some softness to dark and moody interiors. Don’t be afraid to try dark, moody colors in your home’s design | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Potentially the most swoon-worthy item on our list, this lovely hanging rattan chair from Serena & Lily is crafted from hand-bent rattan and would look dreamy hanging in a covered patio nook. 29 pieces of outdoor furniture worth a splurge, according to experts | Provided by ST Content Studio 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z But there supposedly was a treasure hidden amid the rattan and rust of the city’s oldest restaurant that could transport me to that time of swashbuckling gambling impresarios and their gilded pleasure boats. The memory of L.A.’s seedy gambling boats faded. Here’s how we recovered it 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Police arrested lockdown breachers and beat some with rattan canes following breaches of lockdown. Coronavirus live news: France to launch J&J vaccine rollout; India sees over 200,000 new cases again 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z The preppy woven furniture associated with the Palm Beach style from the ’60s is also back, in the form of pieces made from natural materials like cane, jute, wicker and rattan. The hottest decorating trends for 2021 aren’t trendy at all — and that’s the point 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The Wildlife Healthcare and Research Centre in Singapore Zoo said he is "growing up to be a healthy and inquisitive little lion", with a particular fondness for a rattan ball he can tussle with. Singapore's ‘Lion King' cub Simba born from dead dad Mufasa’s semen 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Art deco and boho styles were in, as were materials such as rattan and motifs featuring peacocks and pineapples. Warm colors, natural elements and other design trends for 2021 | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Many bargoers of a certain age still get nostalgic about Politiki, with its rum cocktails served in glasses depicting Lincoln and Nixon, beaded curtains, rattan chairs, and jukebox stuffed with Esquivel and Dean Martin. Joe Englert’s quirky bars revitalized D.C. nightlife — and a neighborhood, too 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z When she saw an installation of colorful basket lamps at the Whitby Hotel in New York, she created a budget version using 14 Ikea rattan pendants. Look inside this cheerful Silver Lake bungalow to see how to create joy on the cheap 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z It is worth noting that interest in traditional elements started well before the pandemic; wicker, rattan and brown, classic furniture are all primary design elements of the “grandmillennial” style. The hottest decorating trends for 2021 aren’t trendy at all — and that’s the point 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z That was the day a group of more than 100 men clad in white attacked protesters and passengers with steel rods and rattan canes in a subway station. Hong Kong police arrest 2 opposition lawmakers over protests 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Sarikhani says she expects a greater use of lightweight furniture made from materials such as rattan and cane. Warm colors, natural elements and other design trends for 2021 | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Karuun, a compressed timber product made from sustainably harvested rattan, is used on floors and dashboard trim. Luxury Cars Go Sustainable From the Inside Out 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z At the same time, rattan lounges continued to fill the poolside decks of privilege, symbols of a sun that never set on economic imperialism. 9 top (and stubborn) design trends | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z They adorned the lobby in an Old Florida vibe with rattan furniture, Bunny Yeager photos of black and Hispanic Miami pin-up models and art from African artists to Purvis Young. Copper Door Overtown hotel reopens as restaurant 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z And yet a rattan bar cart from the 1950s — charming if a little flimsy-looking — went for $1,500, five times the auctioneer’s predicted price. Why Cocktail Hour Is Back 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z They sat, without formality, at bare tables, on rough rattan chairs, and ate these gorgeous, tasty galettes at any hour of the day. Crepes Don’t Have to Be Fancy to Be Delicious 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z The victim’s behavior is considered a morality crime in Aceh, where violators often face public whipping with a rattan cane. Female flogging force unveiled in Indonesia to publicly punish women who violate Sharia law 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Ball-shaped and half-dome lighting in matte and polished metallics reference the ’70s, as do embossed ceramic bases and cane and rattan fixtures. It’s that ’70s (and ’80s) show in home decor | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z The woman was then flogged with a rattan cane 23 times. Indonesian man flogged after breaking adultery law he helped draw up 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Pictures from the listing also indicate that the current owners didn’t keep any out-of-place rattan pieces that Newman would very likely disapprove of. Elaine's 'Seinfeld' townhouse is on the market in NYC for $8.65 million 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z As she arose from a rattan couch and crossed the largely empty hotel patio, a Facebook policy lawyer spied her and came over to welcome her to Silicon Valley. The Baroness Fighting to Protect Children Online 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z On Thursday, police rejected an application by protesters to hold a rally in Yuen Long, in north-west Hong Kong, where dozens of masked men beat commuters on Sunday with rattan and iron rods. Hong Kong protesters to defy police ban on march after gang attack 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z They were masked, armed with rattan rods and other weapons. 'All Hong Kongers are scared': protests to widen as rural residents fight back 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Under secular laws, Brunei already prescribes caning as a penalty for crimes including immigration offenses, for which convicts can be flogged with a rattan cane. Brunei plans to punish gay sex with death by stoning; rights group voices outrage 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Suspicious officers stopped him and opened his luggage to find a two-year-old male orangutan sleeping inside a rattan basket. Drugged orangutan found in Russian's airline luggage 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Swallow’s show features new, larger-scale work by the artist known for rendering humble materials such as rope and rattan cane in long-lasting bronze. Datebook: 2,000 years of art from Sri Lanka, Monterey Park's missing sculpture, mythological tapestries 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The first, by Swallow, features new, larger-scale work by the artist known for rendering humble materials such as rope and rattan cane in long-lasting bronze. Datebook: L.A. rendered in surreal ways, a multimedia duo's new video and maps inspired by a colonial codex - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Employ these handwoven rattan storage baskets, in sizes that range from small organizers to large storage bins, that look great with their airy whitewashed finish. Clever solutions to small-space problems | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Men weaving rattan chairs stopped to watch as the activists hung a Congolese flag and got to work shoveling muck-covered garbage from a concrete channel carrying wastewater. These young people are fighting for the Democratic Republic of Congo to live up to its name - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The target list is huge, ranging from rattan mats to burglar alarms to bicycles. US-China tariffs: What’s behind them, who stands to be hurt? 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Muslim Lawyers’ Association deputy president Abdul Rahim Sinwan said the women, aged 22 and 32, were given six strokes from a light rattan cane on their backs by female prison officers. Malaysian Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The pigment actually owed its intense redness to the resin secreted from trees growing on the islands of Socotra and Sumatra, especially the rattan palm and the Dracaena draco. Treasures from the Color Archive 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The Marfa Bag by Bembien is a classic basket bag with elegant, thoughtful details such as multiple rattan weaves, an angled top and a crisscross clasp. Summer’s hottest bag trend shouldn’t be saved for just beach days 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z One of the best wicker/rattan craftsmen, my father could weave a 15-foot Chinese dragon with undulating curves or a life-size roaring lion. Our American family: Readers’ immigration stories 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z In Aceh, whippings are carried out by masked and robed men swinging rattan canes in a public place, such as a stage near a mosque. Indonesia’s Islamic Floggings Will Move Indoors Where Kids Can’t See 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Pair a pop of sunny yellow color with a classic French rattan style for outdoor furniture that is both timeless and modern. 14 ways to get your garden party started this spring | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z She chose a round table, rattan pendant light from World Market, organic elements, colorful art and a slim console table from CB2 to appoint what she called "awkward" space. WeHo bungalow goes from a dated hot pink to California cool — in a click 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z They were whipped at least six times each on Tuesday by a robed man wearing a mask and wielding a rattan cane. Indonesian Christians Flogged in Rare Shariah Punishment for Non-Muslims 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Look for: meditative colors, rattan, warm materials like wood, natural fibers. 18 home decor and design trends we'll be watching in 2018 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z “I require a lot of tools — chisels, razor knives, awls — plus water, rolls of cane, rush, cord, rattan and wicker. It’s messy, so it’s perfect to work down there,” she said. Designing a home office that gets the job done while keeping family life in balance 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The Queen of Tonga cooled the brow of her husband the King by majestically beating a large rattan fan in time to the music. AP Was There: Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z They were also sentenced to between five and eight strokes of a 1.2-metre rattan cane, a punishment dating to British colonial rule. Three British men to be caned for sexual assault of woman in Singapore 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z By the 1950s, the rattan on many seats was replaced with Velon, a type of plastic fabric, and in terms of comfort, it was mostly downhill from there. New York Today: Seatless Subway Cars 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z With a vintage credenza and rattan chair from Sunbeam Vintage, mint-colored pillows and planter and low pendant lighting above the dining table, the space that was once off-putting is now warm and inviting. Downsizing to a rental means a brighter, more colorful life for this KTLA news anchor 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Together they hunted for touches justes, which include Pierre Frey palm-printed textiles and the antique rattan armchairs that sit on the rum bar’s breezy terrace. A New Beachside Bungalow to Book 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z The Jammers were even more simple: bright lengths of silk, slung from rattan poles, like washing lines or prayer flags. Robert Rauschenberg and the subversive language of junk 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z THEN: The earliest peacock chairs were rattan versions conceived in the Philippines during the 1870s. The Classic Peacock Chair Gets a Modern, Metal Makeover 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z In the early 1900s, wooden armrests lined springy, cushioned seats covered with rattan, a material similar to bamboo. New York Today: Seatless Subway Cars 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Bill Clinton even interceded on Fay’s behalf, getting his sentence decreased from six lashes to four with a half-inch-thick rattan cane. Your Singapore cheat sheet in advance of the state dinner 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Organic materials, including rattan, rope, and leather, add warmth. Hemingway’s Homey Cuban House 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Miyake has taken inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items - plastic, rattan, “washi” paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes, wiring. Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake’s constant innovations 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Miyake has taken inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items — plastic, rattan, “washi” paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes, wiring. Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake's constant innovations 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z In 1957, Danish furniture designer Nanna Ditzel created her rattan Hanging Egg Chair that went on to become a décor sensation in Western Europe and the U.S. Swing Into Spring With a Hanging Chair 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z I think we lost wicker and rattan to a low-market sensibility in the 1980s and ’90s, but we’re beginning to appreciate the delicacy of Victorian wicker again, with its intricate pattern work. Designer Celerie Kemble on Flea Markets and Showerheads 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z “Only two could speak Thai,” the manager said, speaking to the Guardian on rattan chairs in the open-air lobby, feet away from where Gui drove off. Gui Minhai: the strange disappearance of a publisher who riled China's elite 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z And they used rainforest products freely for generations—collecting timber and rattan for construction, hunting animals, and gathering fruits, herbs, mushrooms, and other ‘jungle foods’.” The World’s Rarest Ape Lives—and Sings—on a Chinese Island 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z His inventory included the rattan furniture set used on the TV series "The Golden Girls" and a desk owned by Howard Hughes and used in the movie "The Aviator." 20th Century Props reopens amid production rebound in L.A. 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The livelihoods of people living in the area, who are dependent on the collection of forest products including resin, wild mushrooms, wild vegetables, rattan and medicinal plants, would also be affected.” Cambodia forest communities confront illegal loggers as authorities look away 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The bar’s original black rattan armchairs have been fully restored. Star Bar: The Sultry Cocktail You Need Now 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The steel and rattan basket can carry four passengers. Jesus Christ aloft: Hot air balloon to feature massive, smiling portrait of Christ 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The canes are produced from a wood called rattan, which is a type of palm tree. Argentina's love affair with polo 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Burnham’s favorite for seating: the natural texture and style of rattan. Improving the kitchen in small — or big — ways 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z A leopard and rattan couch is suitable for reclining in the office, a regal dining set and a semi-circular sofa in one of the four living rooms are a few of the many unique pieces. Smokey Robinson Selling California Home 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Police used batons and rattan whips to disperse 100 protesters Thursday outside the National Assembly, where lawmakers were debating granting her even more powers beyond those contained in a state of emergency declared in August. U.S. Military Aircraft Arrive in Liberia 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z As he gazes out from a rattan armchair on the veranda of his Tara-like plantation house, his wife nags, “You could have called this place anything—Passing Breeze or Passing Zephyr. But...Passing Wind?” The History of the Fart Joke Father started that climb when he moved the household–Kenneth was still a tyke–to Macau to work as a rattan artisan but soon began trading pearl handbags. Let A Thousand Shopping Malls Bloom 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z It doesn’t look the part of the stereotypical tiki bar — no rattan chairs or palm fronds, no Don Ho tunes — but one drink here has always managed to brighten a stressful day. Saying ‘Mahalo’ to Hogo Unique Selling Point: The interior courtyard — decorated with over-sized lamps, Moroccan floor tiles, rattan bistro chairs — is not, unlike every other outdoor seating area in NYC, overrun with crowds. Check Into New York City's Latest Boutique Hotels 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Murders are rare, gun crime is nearly non-existent and drug possession of any kind is a serious offence leading to jail time and sometimes lashings with a rattan cane. Soccer scandal shows darker side of regimented Singapore 2013-02-07T21:08:20Z What, you think he’s going to be at Ikea on Sundays shopping for rattan chairs? Couch Slouch: Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints could have big seasons 2012-09-02T19:26:47Z Weapons for the fight scenes, for example, were specially made of paper and rattan, as no metal was permitted. Murder at Rikers, With Lines by Shakespeare 2012-07-28T17:04:03Z This is due, you discover, to the passing of a stout gentleman in knickerbockers, who switches his rattan stick in the air in reply. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z Others marveled over how the narrow rattan benches lining the walls seemed to provide more leg room than on modern trains, helped by the absence of poles interrupting the floor. Vintage Subway Ride to Ballgame Transported Fans to Another Time 2012-04-14T02:26:00Z Bamboos grow everywhere along the outer ranges, and rattans to the eastward, and are largely exported for use in the plains of India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Twelve years ago it exported over sixty-six million rupees’ worth of gambier, tin, pepper, nutmegs, coffee, tortoise-shell, rare woods, sago, tapioca, camphor, gutta-percha, and rattans. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Mingled with the characteristic flora of Australia are the palms, bamboos, rattan canes, and wild nutmeg-trees, and other flora of the adjacent Spice Islands. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z A flexible probang, or in default of it, a rattan, or grape-vine, with a knot on the end, may be gently forced down the gullet, and the gas thus permitted to escape. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z A hundred and fifty feet these immense trees rose into the air, carrying upward with them festoons of hanging vines, swinging rattan, and clinging orchids. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z She was an invalid, unable to leave her chair, and governed her unruly flock with a long rattan which reached across the small room in which it was gathered. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Using local hunter knowledge and maybe a little bit of “juju”, we dug several holes and covered them with rattan mats and debris. Conflicts and Cooperation in Conservation: Adventures in Researching the Pygmy Hippopotamus on Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone 2012-02-01T16:15:06.140Z Rattan, rat-an′, n. a genus of palms having a smooth, reed-like stem several hundreds of feet in length: a walking-stick made of rattan: stems of rattan palm used as a raft. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Materials The materials used in making these baskets are rattan or reed, raffia, rush, straw, hemp. Practical Basketry 2012-01-28T03:00:23.977Z Give him for escort a file of young misses, Each of them armed with a deadly rattan, They shall defend him from laughter and hisses Aimed by low boys at the sweet little man. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z He noticed the proud firmness of the soldier's step, the jaunty, boyish air with which he swung the rattan he used as a cane. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z A heavy rope of rattan was then tied to it and drawn across and fastened, and a bridge thus secured. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Dressed exactly alike—black jackets alike, broad white collars alike, tall silk hats alike—the hats were auntie’s notion of the severely genteel—and little rattan canes alike. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z From the pith or inside rattan, we get the reed known as oval, flat and round, the latter being most extensively used. Practical Basketry 2012-01-28T03:00:23.977Z As for Major Tarry, he thrashed each topick at if his tongue were a little rattan cane. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The Captain from Bordeaux, bending forward, was leaning on his wounded foot, without feeling any pain; the other officer was swearing between his teeth, and shaking his rattan cane until it hummed. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z He immediately set to work making a rattan rope, in order to let down a boat to him by which he could be pulled ashore. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Gentlemen," he would call out to the rash youths as he reached for his rattan, "come here, all of you. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z It is a notable fact that, while growing, the rattan always faces the sun. Practical Basketry 2012-01-28T03:00:23.977Z Many of these materials it is impossible for us to find or to use, but we can make with raffia and rattan, baskets that are something like those made by the Indians. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z The trace was en crémaillère, the section being 6 feet thick at the top and 8 feet high, the exterior face vertical, with a revetment of bamboos fastened together with rattans. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z I see the everlasting rattan rocker, the everlasting samovar, the everlasting noisy piano, the everlasting portrait of milady—— He. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z As soon as he heard her approaching the chest he quickly transformed himself into the likeness of her dead husband, though he was powerless to break the rattan. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z The outer surface of the rattan is glazed. Practical Basketry 2012-01-28T03:00:23.977Z The chairs were of rattan, in graceful shapes, with green cushions, and one of artistic design in black wood with broad arms was comfortably cushioned for a lounging-chair. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Vienna bent-wood furniture, with cane seats, was commonly used, and was very suitable, also bamboo or rattan furniture, brought from China or made in the country. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z "Our dealings—the rattan we shipped—you know." The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z He then bound him with rattan and confined him in the wooden chest. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z Each had drawn up one of the three-legged, rattan stools which are so common in the Philippines and they were seated one on each side of her. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z On the rattan centre-table was a tall green vase with a single rose in it, and near by two or three small volumes of good literature. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z The leaves are doubled and sewn with rattan strips upon a small piece of bamboo, they are taken to market upon a platform laid across the gunwales of two canoes. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z When servants make mischief, they earn the rattan, Which nobody should deny, etc. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Around lie pandanus fruit, the boards and shells with which it is prepared for eating, and the thorn-armed leaf-stems of the rattan, which the natives use for grating up coconut. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Mrs. Maclaughlin owned one like it, and, in an instant, both women were hacking at the stiff rattan fibres, working with frantic haste as the dry suali lining of the house burst into roaring flame. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z The two were seated on a rattan settle that had been drawn out into the vestibule, and upon greeting them Philip discovered Pamela and Miss South near by. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z The Busao Igorrotes, who live in the North of Lepanto, tattoo flowers on their arms, and in war-dress wear a cylindrical shako made of wood or plaited rattan, and large copper pendants in their ears. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Elinor laughed out loud as she watched him stepping off, flicking the palm leaves with his rattan cane. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z He told us, however, that they are similar in appearance to the Nicobarese, but wear garments of rattan and bark only. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z All the time that these descriptions had been given Dorothy and the Mortons had been opening packages of rattan and raffia and laying them out on the dining table. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z Often during the hour before bedtime she sat on the old rattan settle in the vestibule, while the tongue of the little Italian girl rattled on over a great variety of topics. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z There was some little cultivation round about the capital, but as usual trading with the aborigines for gum, rattans, balate, green snail-shells, and other jungle produce was the most entrancing pursuit. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z It was his cousin, Clarence, flicking at his duck trousers with his everlasting rattan cane. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z The friendly Shom Peṅ are energetic collectors of rattan, which they trade with the Nicobarese, and so obtain garments, beads, knives, parangs, axes, and tobacco, which is smoked in the form of cigarettes. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z It's time to use a rattan weaver, then. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z I thought the rattan was coming out sure, and stretched myself up in warlike attitude. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z The houses in their villages are large and well-built, sometimes the walls are of thick planks of hard wood tied together with rattan, for they use no nails. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z They’ll probably have little mustaches that are waxed and turned up at the ends, and wear high-heeled shoes and carry rattan canes and——” “But the boy is waiting,” interrupted Miss Campbell. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z They are, however, expert basketmakers, and many-shaped baskets for various purposes are manufactured in different patterns of mesh, entirely out of the strips of rattan, or of the bark of the Maranta dichotoma. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Now you use a fine rattan, finer than your spokes. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z What little schooling Dwight received was not greatly enjoyed, because the teacher was a quick-tempered man, who used a rattan on the boys' backs. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z "We only want you to want nothing more," he said, in pleased tones, placing a rattan chair, with its dark green velvet cushioned back and seat, and turning the fire screen to protect her face. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z Camphor, sugar, tea, indigo, ground peanuts, jute, hemp, oil and rattans are all articles of export. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z About 2 miles onward the shores rose a little, and the vegetation changed to a tangle of jungle, with a network of climbing bamboo, rattans, and various kinds of creepers. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z They also sat in beanbag chairs and rattan lawn furniture. Paul Baran, the Anti-Strangelove 2011-03-31T21:00:09Z I remember how we thought of the good time we should have that winter, when the rattan would be out of school. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z The Jōgi made many grimaces, threatened, and even employed a rattan cane, but the bull remained motionless. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Return your fine clothes and magic rattan to those from whom you had them. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Open-meshed traps of rattan, of various sizes and shapes, with funnel-shaped mouth leading towards the interior, are in common use, and are sunk in the sea-bottom in suitable places. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z As he felt his way with foot and shoulder, the new significance in contact seemed to extend from living flesh and nerve to the rattan stick he carried. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The school went on several weeks, and we saw no rattan; but at last the rules were broken, and I think I was the first boy to break them. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Heaps of queer-looking luggage, each piece done up in matting and fastened with narrow strips of rattan, were piled in the corners. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z "King," said Sanders—he carried in his hand a rattan cane of familiar shape, and as he spoke he whiffled it in the air, making a little humming noise—"stand up!" Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z The two latter are of minor importance, and are collected directly by the traders; the rattan comes from Great Nicobar only. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z He began the descent with a swing of the rattan to take his immediate bearings. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Being an invalid, she governed with a long rattan which reached from her chair across the schoolroom. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z After the fine has been paid the one offended and the offender have to cleave with one single blow of the bolo, and at the same time a rattan which is held by the judges. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z The wicker furniture had already come for this room and the attic, and they all exclaimed at the delicate shade of gray rattan which made a charming back-ground for cushions of flowered chintz. Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z Of these latter exports, rattans and gurjan oil are the chief; other natural products of the islands are trepang—bêche-de-mer—tortoiseshell and edible birds' nests, but they are only collected in small quantities. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The material used by the Indians is not available for us but imported raffia, rattan and rushes form excellent substitutes. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z Breaking away, and carrying part of the dress with him, the rattan did its appropriate work! Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In the neighbourhood were several fish-baskets set out to dry, as well as a quantity of fencing for weirs, all made of rattan. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z The inland Dyaks collect the forest products, rattan, gutta-percha, beeswax and edible birds’ nests, and exchange them for clothing or ornaments, especially brass wire or brass guns in which consists the wealth of every chief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Bundles of rattan hung from several trees, and a small hut full of the same material stood near a path that evidently led to the Shom Peṅ village. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Baskets are known as the woven baskets made of the round or flat rattan and the sewed baskets made from the raffia and reeds. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z One woman, like many others, chose to linger on the rattan benches. City Room: A Subway Trip Back in Time 2010-12-06T18:39:00Z Medical facilities remain stretched by the scale of the tragedy, and with hospital beds full, many of the injured lay on rattan mats in the corridors. Casualties Mount After Bridge Stampede in Cambodia 2010-11-23T15:25:00Z Several types of wood were tested before they found rattan works best. 2010-01-08T15:40:00Z The trees about the houses were festooned with bundles of rattan, and the ground round them was littered deeply with the refuse scrapings. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The rattan of the boatswain was in constant play; and it often seemed as if he struck the men more for his own gratification than their correction. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 He was lolling at full length in a rattan chair, listening indolently to the flippant duologue of the major and the grass widow. Love's Usuries My fingers are getting rather stiff and sore, working with the hard and brittle rattan that they give us. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York The process starts by cutting the long tubular rattan wood up into manageable pieces. 2010-01-08T15:40:00Z We rowed up several arms of this stream that wound to and fro in the mangroves, but only found a small fishing weir constructed of rattans. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Properly it should be restricted to a peculiar class of palms, known as rattans, included under the two closely allied genera Calamus and Daemonorops, of which there are a large number of species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Terrapin tested the strength of the rattan, and had to confess that Soko had earned his pay, and Rabbit accompanied Terrapin and Soko to Terrapin’s house to see the Soko receive his commission. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories I mean that the rattan has been very stiff and rotten, and my fingers are getting badly swollen and blistered. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York And seizing her rattan, she laid it smartly on the troublesome part, to the terror and pain of poor Taddy, who concluded that too much of a good thing was decidedly worse than nothing. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 Several paths converged at the village, and these we followed up until each gradually came to an end—bundles and strips of rattan lying along them, showing plainly their raison d'être. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z A very large trade with Western countries and the United States is carried on in canes and rattans, the principal centres of the trade being Batavia, Sarawak, Singapore, Penang and Calcutta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" But one day a fisherman in search of rattans to make his nets, wandered far into the woods, and in trying to recover the direction home struck the Black River high up. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories The rattan is as bad as ever; and I shall not go on with it.” Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York Why have you fastened up the window and doors with bamboos and rattan? Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country These particular vessels had been only a month at Great Nicobar, and a fortnight at this place, obtaining copra and rattan, but already several members of the crews were incapacitated from hard work. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Not only wonderful but most elegant it was, for the rattans had been disposed symmetrically. The Woodlands Orchids Again, by the side of the trail, there was a sudden chittering and a tiny furry form made a fantastic leap to the safety of a rattan vine. The Pirates of Shan “You can just bet you will,” and Jack turns away with a discouraged air to pick up a fresh batch of rattan. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York It was only made of bamboos and rattan and swung from side to side as the men crossed it. Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country They are fairly numerous, and those living near the shore are on friendly terms with the coast people, bartering jungle produce and rattans. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Huge bamboos, lashed end to end, were suspended over the abyss by rattans beyond counting, fixed in the trees at either side. The Woodlands Orchids These ends may be used for a fringe by tearing very fine, or they may be run down in the woven part with a darning needle, as rattan is run down in basket work. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home The rattan seems to be worse than ever this morning. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York Among other articles in demand were fishing tackle, blue rattan and fear-nothing jackets, milled caps, woollen and check shirts, horn and ivory combs, turkey garters, knee buckles, etc. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 The trees were without fruit, and the house, though deserted, contained a number of bundles of split rattan, such as a small section of the Shom Peṅ trade in with the coast people. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The rattan, too, is very apt to split if by any chance the ferrule comes off; and when once it has really split you might just as well have a birch-rod in your hands. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence Make a stretcher for the head by covering a piece of rattan with buttonhole stitch. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home Around three sides of the house ran a hospitable veranda, with rugs and rattan furniture that made of it one large outside room. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out Hemlock and spruce boughs were thrown about and partly covered with Indian blankets and many cushions and pillows and mats of woven rattan. Two Little Women It is a village of Bhotiyas, and part may be on each side of the river, which is crossed on a bridge of rattans. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha A leaded rattan cane is a dangerous instrument in expert hands, but my objections to it are very similar to those advanced with regard to the shorter weapon. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence It will make the box stronger and firmer to overhand a piece of rattan around the edges of the panels before joining them in the form of a box. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home The Indians, being fertile in expedients, speedily extricated me from this difficulty: they cut several rattans, and joined the ends together, so as to form a considerable length. Adventures in the Philippine Islands For you must know, Father, that the rattan grows where the Indian is born. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century He’d bring up his old rattan, and loosen that stiff hide of yours. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam To my mind the leaded rattan is to the well-chosen blackthorn what the life-preserver is to the cudgel—an inferior weapon. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence The rotan saga is the ordinary rattan of commerce, but there are several others of more or less value. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The rattan served instead of hemp, and supplied all our necessities on the occasion. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Their defensive arms were wooden shields, breastplates of rattan or thick cord, and helmets of the same material. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Not with anything more dangerous than a piece of rattan. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 It arrives in large bundles, and is packed there by means of a screw-press in compact bales, for shipping, secured by rattan, each weighing two piculs. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers The rattan is the stem of a creeping prickly palm, the scientific name of which is the calamus. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' One of them climbed a tree which leant over the torrent, and there fastened one end of the rattan length, while I took the other end to carry it over to the other bank. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Consequently, not only can they handle bamboo, rattan, nipa, and bolos, but also other things; and they make and handle them lovingly.” The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century She carried a rattan suitcase and two bandboxes. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure The floor was covered with fine straw matting, and around the room were ranged easy-chairs and sofas of willow and rattan. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 As soon as father said "My son I want to see you up stairs bring me my new rattan cane," I knew what was going to happen. Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Along the sides of the hills, and round the villages, the bamboo and rattan grow to a considerable size. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island I shall only remark, as a matter pertaining to this section, that the first thing that one sees in any of their houses is the rattan hanging in a corner. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century After a good cry in the matron's room, she was bundled up, her rattan suitcase and the weather-beaten band boxes were carried over to the Barton home. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure Father hasn't heard about the eye yet, but if he does hear about it, there will be a dreadful scene, for he bought a new rattan cane yesterday. Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly There will be no rattan or ruler used, or ears boxed, but each one will receive a lecture on propriety, and an extra lesson. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The cottage, which was thatched, was enveloped in creepers, encircled by the usual rattan fence at two or three yards distance. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island To educate the young people, or to establish order in any place without the use of the rattan, is a thing that they do not understand.” The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The man on the right wears a characteristic head cover of rattan, which confines his long hair. The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon Here fountains splashed and an orchestra played while the patrons lounged on comfortable rattan chairs or gossiped with their friends. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life Found some bundles of pigs’ heads, tied with cane, laid together in heaps, and stones suspended from the trees by rattan. The Wreck on the Andamans There is a neat low seat, made of rattans, for each person in the canoe. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Wrapping a rattan around the waist, they fasten the bahaque to it by the two ends. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Both men and women wear the long rattan waist belt wound many times about the loins with clouts and skirts of beaten bark cloth. The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon The wayside was bordered by hedges of green and growing rattans uniformly clipped, and forming a continuous wall, which, here and there, threw out a graceful feathery bit of foliage. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months There were extensive woods of rattan, and other magnificent reeds which are called in England Indian and Malacca cane; there was resin oozing copiously from the trunks of the trees. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) On each flank of the gang march overseers armed with swords and rattans that would be quick to descend on the back and loins of any shirker. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 In this way they do things that at times show sufficient ingenuity and skill, especially with bamboo and rattan. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The hair is worn long, but usually coiled upon the head and held by a rattan net. The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon Each consisted of four pieces of bamboo, lashed together crossways with strips of rattan, so as to form a square in the centre just large enough to admit the body of a man. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains They've one big, square sail of crazy-quilt work—raw silk, pieces of rubber boots, rattan matting, and grass cloth, all colors, all shapes of patches. It, and Other Stories Round their bodies the women wear hoops of rattan, a kind of cane, and these are threaded through small brass rings placed so close together as to hide the rattan. Children of Borneo Their defensive weapons are wooden shields and rattan or corded breastplates, and other armor helmets of the same material. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century But his bullocks lag, and he saws on the gamooty rope that is attached to their noses, and beats them half consciously with his rattan whip. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The instrument used in this case is not the human hand, but a small rod, called a jai, to the end of which a rattan noose is fixed. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula They brought with them beeswax, damar, honey, or rattans to exchange for those things. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The flooring of the rest of the house is made of split palm or bamboo tied down with rattan or cane. Children of Borneo The planking that they use is very thin, and has no other nails, crotches, or knees than a little rattan. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The thorns of the rattans reached down and tore our clothes, and long trailing rubber-vines caught up our helmets and held our feet. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Thus, treading shrewdly on the lines of rattan, we would pass from tree to tree, and so escape from our enemies. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Neatly fastened together with split rattans, they form the walls of the house. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Of the purely uncultivated jungle products that figure in the exports the principal are gutta-percha, India rubber, and rattans. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo After the last dog-watch, I threw myself into my cot all standing, with my rattan alongside of me. A Sailor of King George Contrary to the advice of the Chief Justice, I only took a heavy hunting-knife with me, and it was more for slashing away thorns and rattans than for protection. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The chief exports of Sarawak are antimony, quicksilver, coal, timber of many kinds, gutta-percha, rice, sago, and rattans. On the Equator At last we circumvented them by slinging the nests by long rattans from the roof. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Among the more important of these is the stem of Calamus viminalis or other allied species—the cane or rattan of commerce—which is used whole or made into skains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The praus which follow in our wake make ready the rustic Malay anchor, a forked branch of stout timber, strengthened by twisted rattan, which also secures the stone cross-piece. Through the Malay Archipelago The men lightly dipped their spear-shaped paddles in the tepid water, the rattan oarlocks squeaked shrilly, and the light prow shot out into the strait. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Then the man-eater gets the surprise of its long and checkered life, for the planted end of the rattan holds sufficiently to snap the threads which bind the pointed stick to the leader. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China The whole building was tied together with rattans, like all Malay houses. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The framework is of bamboo, bound together by rattan; the roof timbers are of bamboo, while the sides of the house and the thatch are made from the nipa tree. The Critic in the Orient An immense cargo of copra and rattan fills a fleet of boats and rafts. Through the Malay Archipelago Outside, under the eaves, was a house of bent rattan for her ring-doves, and a shelf where her silver-haired monkey could sun himself. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines A score of jubilant natives lay hold on the rattan. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China One day, while cutting rattans in a shed, a cobra bit his thumb. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Bamboo and rattan furniture may be seen in some of these houses, while in others are dressers and wardrobes in the rich native woods. The Critic in the Orient The wharves are filled with bales of copra, mother-of-pearl shells, plumage of native birds, dried fish, bundles of rattan, and precious woods from the primeval forests of the interior. Through the Malay Archipelago I counted—seventeen—and turned inquiringly to the naked punkah-wallah, who stood just outside in the shade of the wide veranda, listlessly pulling the rattan rope that moved the stiff fan above me. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines One end of the leader is attached to a shallow notch cut in the piece of wood, the other end is fastened to the rattan. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China After having received on board a quantity of rattan, as private trade for the captain, we made sail and arrived at Macao, on January 26th, 1821, after a long and tedious voyage. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales The export cargoes of this class of vessels consist principally of raw cotton, cotton yarn, cotton goods, opium, béche-de-mer or sea slug, pepper, tin, rattans, edible birds'-nests, deers' sinews, sharks' fins, fish maws, &c. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. Graceful rattans shoot up in tall ladders of foliage-hidden cane, climbing to the topmost fronds of the loftiest palm, and, unless ruthlessly cut down, overthrowing the stately tree with their fatal embrace. Through the Malay Archipelago For the linear measurements the surveyor had for a chain, rattans jointed together, and this, with a ten-foot rod and a common compass, formed their whole equipment. Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 I said to him, 'Kin, I could give you as punishment a hundred strokes of the rattan. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas As the overseer passed he struck each man with his rattan, and in a moment they were all sitting up, rubbing their eyes, and looking as innocent as possible. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery They are in many places so closely interwoven with immense quantities of rattan and bush-rope, that they appear as it were spun together; and it is almost perfectly dark in the woods. Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity Every crosspiece is tied with rattan, the same vine with which you make cane chairs; so you know how strong and elastic it is.” Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines Within the jail proper there were shops for tailors, weavers, rattan workers, coir and rope makers, flag makers, a printing press, and a photographic studio, and a few draughtsmen for executing plans and working drawings. Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 You would submit to the rattan if I imposed that. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas Their houses are built upon stakes, probably for the sake of cleanliness; as the flooring consists of a kind of grating made of rattan, all dirt falls through. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery This toy, which they call Hanmai, they place between two palongs, each rowed by a crew of stout young men, with a piece of rattan, as a towing-rope, fixed to it. Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity As the rat comes down the rattan rope, the halved coconut shell tips, and down he falls from its smooth surface, to the floor, and misses the hanging fruit. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines A flowering or fruit-bearing stalk, which has not been incised before, is chosen and encircled with several rings of rope or rattan. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines If the furniture is of wicker, bamboo or rattan, the curtains should be of Japanese or any kind of Oriental goods. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources With the exception of a cloth, which is secured above the hips with a hoop of rattan, and descends down to the knees, they expose every other portion of their bodies. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery A rattan, colt, or rope's end in the hands of a boatswain's mate. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The sides of the cart, however, were light, as they were made from bamboo posts with rattan vine woven between them. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines Lila dropped into a rattan chair and idly tossed the corks from hand to hand. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls "All old people are that way," said Madaline, who was having the time of her life pulling trash out of the big rattan trunk. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening They were encased in a wide net work of rattan, and were ornamented with beads. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Formerly the badge of office of boatswains' mates and masters-at-arms, made of three rattans bound together with waxed twine. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Surely enough, Filipino workmen were tying lengths of bamboo poles together, with tough rattan vine, for the frame of a chair. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines On the following day, when the parties assembled, the Kazi delivered the woman to the learned man and sentenced the peasant to fifty stripes of a 135 rattan. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay These sails were hoisted on tall poles of eighty to hundred feet in height, without a joint, while their floating rattan cables completed their theatrical appearance, circling round their prows with the tide like snakes. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant The natives bring the forest products, pitch, rattan, and the wild honey, to the coast towns, where they can exchange their goods for rice. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia Loose wood or other substances, as horns, rattan, coir, &c., to stow amongst casks and other cargo to prevent their motion. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The back was made of laced rattan and grasses. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines Spices, rubber, gutta-percha, tapioca, and rattan constitute the remaining trade. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Then when this was done more bamboos were added to the rafts above, and as the tide flowed the rattan ropes stood up like iron bars. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 The Manguianes, of the mountains of Mindoro, dress in rattan coils, supplemented with a scanty apron. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia In order to avoid violent contact, is, by the application of a spar, junk, rattans, &c., to prevent one vessel running against another, or against a wharf, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. At the other end of the pole hung an earthenware jug, tied in a net of rattan. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines Mrs. Kump drew the straight-backed rattan rocker to the open window, giving it a hurried dusting with her black silk apron, and invited Mrs. Lee to be seated. Peggy-Alone Calamus rotang.—This is one of the palms that furnish the canes or rattans used for chair bottoms, sides of pony-carriages, and similar purposes. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Their coats of mail are made of carabao horn cut into small plates, or of pieces of rattan. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia "All the poles and sticks and boards are tightly bound together with rattans; and I believe they hold together better than if they were nailed." Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics “That is really the bejuco rattan vine,” remarked the Padre, who knew botany and the lore of nature. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines Some of the drawers of the desk were open, and there was a litter of papers on the desk, and others were strown in the big rattan chair, some on the floor. Waring's Peril This is supposed to yield the walking-canes known as rattan, which is doubted. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture A mountain girl, bareheaded, carrying a parasol, comes loping in to the mercado on a skinny pony saddled with a red, upholstered silla, with a rattan back and foot-rest, cinched with twisted hemp. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia There may be a couch, or more of them, of bamboo and rattan. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics He was dressed in new clothes; instead of the ragged staff he had usually borne, he carried a huge bamboo rattan. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The Guide will remember that rattan and raffia can be used for this when it is impossible to get spruce roots and willow bark. Woodland Tales He had his servants waylay the luckless poet and chastise him soundly with rattans. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 This is played with a light ball or woven framework of rattan. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia The line they used was a rattan about forty feet long. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics These are made out of rattan and bamboo and are fastened by pegs driven into the limestone walls. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania These we placed on the side of the bank, covering our rude hut over with large leaves and heavy boughs on the top, which we secured by rattans to prevent their being blown away. In the Wilds of Africa The slave-driver drew his knife, and cut the rattan that bound the man, who turned his dying eyes on him with an imploring look. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters There, you can see the rattan cane they lash the planks on with. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy The other Malay brought from the sampan a couple of spears, a parong latok, and a bundle of ropes and rattans. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Still another strange feature is to be found: while the forest trees are Australian kinds, the plants that make the forests a thicket are the rattans and other jungle plants of India! Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania With some long poles and some rattan vines cut from the forest, three hunters embarked. In the Wilds of Africa “We must get him out of that,” remarked Van der Kemp, as he quietly made a noose with a piece of rattan, and fastened it to the end of a long pole. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago One of the boys was sent out to fetch a rattan, such as we used for beating our clothes. Good Blood I can't tell you how the Malays and Dyaks manage the rattan to render it so flexible, but it seems to me they make better work than ropes. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The British are more interested in the minerals and jungle produce, such as gutta-percha, rattan, rubber, and birds' nests, than in the cultivation of plantations. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The Fiji Islanders use both a rattan knife and a sharp splinter of bamboo in performing circumcision and in cutting the umbilical cord at child-birth. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance Instead of being glazed, the windows are often closed with a lath-work of rattans. Old Jack My house was my castle; and, when I stirred abroad, two men preceded me with rattans to keep my path clear from women and children. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver "Tell them we will go ahead, Achang, and all they need to do is to make fast their rattans to the sampan," said Captain Scott, when he had taken in the situation. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The principal exports of the island are coffee, rice, nutmegs, cloves, dammer, copal, rattan, copra, tobacco, trepang, and tortoise-shell; coffee greatly outranking all the other products. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Beside rice, rattans are found in great quantities, and likewise Malacca canes, but whether of good quality I am not able to say. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy The native woman is often quite as clever as her husband in managing the estate hands, for her tongue is usually as effective as his rattan. The Philippine Islands In one hand he carries a short rattan stick, which he twirls in his fingers carelessly. Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life They are sewed together with a thread of rattan, overlaying each other, like tiles or shingles, thus shedding the rain. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The men of some of the tribes wear richly embroidered jackets; the women may wear waists made of fine rattan strung with metal beads and ornaments. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The fresh heads were ornamented with fowlʼs feathers, and suspended rather conspicuously in separate rattan frames of open work. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy The fibre is then spread out to dry, and afterwards tightly packed in bales with iron or rattan hoops for shipment. The Philippine Islands Carmine lake they obtained from madder, yellows from the sap of the rattan, blues from indigo. Chinese Painters A Critical Study They were lashed to the floor joists, or poles, with rattan. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics There was no upholstered furniture in which anything could have been concealed; even the divan was a rattan affair; there were only rugs upon the floors. An American Suffragette Their industry is further exerted in collecting birdsʼ-nests and wax; in cutting rattan and felling timber; in the pearl and tripan fisheries; or as mariners in commercial or piratical pursuits. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy We found some engaged in collecting gum from the trees in the forest, and others cutting and making up bundles of rattans. The Philippine Islands The Paymaster took his rattan and knocked noisily on the table for the landlord. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure The single garment was secured at the waist by being drawn into a belt of rattans, colored black. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics In these shirrings she run rattan—a good heavy piece so it would stand out well. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History The whole of the rivers for miles up abound in rattans; Mr. A. Dalrymple thinks four thousand tons might be easily cut down every year without exhausting it, and sent by junks to China. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy The ring through a buffaloʼs nose is made of whole rattan, to which is often attached a split strip for a guiding-rein. The Philippine Islands "Do you think we could make a soldier of him?" broke in the Paymaster, carrying his rattan like a sword and throwing back his shoulders. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure From morning to night there was not a minute in which some boy was not screaming under the heavy rattan which he or his brother always held. Memoirs I can assure you, that I never lose my temper, even when I use my rattan.” Peter Simple The nets used for this purpose are formed of rattans strongly wove together, which, being stretched along the jungle, have nooses of the same material, at three feet apart, attached to this ridge-rope. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Many times I have seen a buffalo ridden and guided by a piece of split rattan attached to a rattan-ring in its nostril by a child three years of age. The Philippine Islands You auld besom you!" said he, dunting the floor with his rattan, "I see through you now; you think you'll get him put off on me. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure “Rat, sir,” replied I. “Nay, Jacob, r-a-t must spell rattan, and as thou hast missed thine own mode of spelling, thou shalt not miss the cane.” Jacob Faithful O’Brien went out, and returned with a dozen penny rattans, which he notched in the end. Peter Simple They were naked to the waist, and ornamented with several cinctures of brass and colored rattans scraped very thin. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy The locality supplied nearly all the raw material for working and preserving the establishment, such as lime, stone, bricks, timber, sand, firewood, straw for bags, rattans, etc. The Philippine Islands He had his long rattan on the table before him, and now and then he would lift its tasseled head and beat time lightly to the chorus of Dugald MacNicol's song. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Near the stage was a long stick, hanging over the water, and loosely attached to it was a thick rope, with a dead monkey at one end and a rattan at the other. Mark Seaworth The men dreaded it more than they did even his rattan, and that, in his hand, was a somewhat formidable weapon. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days The fastenings of the entire work were of rattan, which is found in plenty. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy With the aid, however, of some of the native auxiliaries, the rattan lashings which secured the heads of the stakes were cut, and the first cutter got through. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign “What, so small a fellow as that?” he exclaimed; “we always select our boatswains from men six feet high and upwards, who can use their rattans with good effect.” The Three Lieutenants They first got hold of the rattan, and then, landing, they gently drew him forth from his hiding-place. Mark Seaworth There were over thirty elephants, large and small, with their attendants, and the beasts were furnished with showy cloths under their rattan basket howdahs. Middy and Ensign Strange musings for a couple of schoolboys, who never once connected these objects of their thoughts with the stringent master’s cane—the rattan or properly rotan-cane or climbing-palm. Glyn Severn's Schooldays Others formed gables, being fixed by the sailors with their customary deftness, thin rattans being used as binding cords. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle “Yes, in the corner there,” I answered, pointing out the exact place with the twisted rattan, or “supple Jack,” which I used for a riding-whip and held loosely in my hand. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Mr. D. had promised to give his wife a beautiful rattan rocking-chair as a Christmas present. The Nursery, No. 109, January, 1876, Vol. XIX. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers No, I know that; but we might cut these rattans which bind them together. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War I near slid off the rattan seat when I reads that note. Torchy The four settled comfortably into the long rattan chairs drawn up near the railing, each content in the mere association with friends and occupied with his own problems. Terry A Tale of the Hill People He found a great deal of rattan thrown away by the East India merchant ships, whose cargoes were wrapped in it. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune This trap consists of a lot of small nooses of rattan or bejuco so arranged on a long piece of cane that assisted by pegs driven into the ground they retain an upright position. Negritos of Zambales When Abdool announced that he had cut through the rattans, Harry joined him, telling the interpreter to wait at the entrance till he called him. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War One bore a stout rattan, the other several pieces of strong rope. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The bamboo and rattan will rule supreme, and, like the banyan tree, will form an impenetrable jungle. The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes He began the manufacture of rattan chairs and other furniture, and has astonished the world by what he has done with what was before thrown away. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune The men busy themselves with plaiting armlets and leglets of rattan, in which some red rags are stuck. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia As soon as the last had come in, the bamboos were put in the holes prepared for them, with some rattans twined between them. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War Hamed and Selim, each armed with a heavy rattan, rained down alternately thick and fast, a shower of blows upon Mole's wonderful feet, which even shook the room, but still couldn't shake Mole's resolution. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Jones has not ventured to the Lake since that time, and Brown is afraid to tell him that the snake in the boat was only a piece of rattan. The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes "Unless," said he, brandishing the rattan, "somebody got into the house that morning when the little scamp run off to ride with the minister!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 A light blow or two, of a rattan, tosses it about, and finally throws all back again into the tub that has not touched the glue. Recollections of Europe On the inside face other bamboos were lashed, with rattans across them. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War The stout fellows stood forward with their madaké; those thin slips of rattan, two feet in length, wrapped into a bundle an inch in thickness with stout hempen cord. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 The wife returned with the instrument of torture, a bow of bamboo wound with rattan to strengthen it. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) He sat at a rattan table, covered with a disorderly array of papers, ledgers and note books of various sorts, and from time to time made calculations on the back of an old envelope. Civilization Tales of the Orient The furniture was rattan and plush, upholstered and plain, and was crowded together with a few writing tables scattered here and there. On the Fringe of the Great Fight When the children did not mind, she could, with her long rattan, reach them at the further side of the room. Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, Morse, Cooper, Edison The young man walked very leisurely along, swinging his light rattan. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel In dirty days he picked well His footsteps with his rattan; Oh! you ne'er could see the least speck On the shoes of Captain Paton. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century The Colonial Bishop lay spread out on his long, rattan chair, idly contemplating the view of the harbour, as seen from his deep, cool verandah. Civilization Tales of the Orient The use of dyes is taught, and information given about raffia, rattan, and other necessary materials. A Mother's List of Books for Children Then Mrs. Rand had to use her rattan. Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, Morse, Cooper, Edison I knew," she said, sinking into a rattan chair tied up with blue ribbons, like an over-dressed baby, "that these rooms had an air which suggested youth and beauty. All Aboard A Story for Girls Their food is the core16 of the green rattan and of fishtail palm,17 the flesh of wild boar, deer, and python, and such fish and grubs, etc., as they find in their wanderings. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir On the careless other hand, Richard did not arise from the chair into which he had flung himself, but sat with his hat on, puffing blue wreaths and tapping his foot with a rattan. The President A novel The vegetation of the banks, bound together by creepers, llianas, and rattans, is peculiarly fine. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Yes, it is old-fashioned in these days to smite with the rattan as did the mighty of yore. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals As a protection against strong winds many props are placed against the sides of the house, and when large trees are available the dwellings are further secured by being anchored to them with rattan lines. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition During the burning the child is exhorted not to resemble the tardy rattan but to come forth free and untrammeled from its mortal tenement. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Cynthia was at home, seated on the back veranda, in a rattan chair, with a book which she was not reading. The Portion of Labor Its walls were tinted gray, and there were a few comfortable rattan chairs, with white linen cushions. Contrary Mary Ina was rocking in a rattan chair, Charlotte sat on the highest step of the porch leaning against a fluted white pillar, the boy sprawled miserably on the lowest step. The Debtor A Novel In the few cases where the houses were fitted with sides, strips of nipa palm fastened together with rattan were used. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition The coffin is then firmly lashed with rattan and is not removed till the hour for interment. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir We had often wished that we could afford to change the haircloth furniture, which I had had when I was married, for some pretty rattan or plain wood chairs. The Jamesons One of these is known as a Man-catcher, and was invented by the natives of Hood Bay, but all over the vast island this loop of rattan cane is the constant companion of head-hunters. Adventures in New Guinea Twine is spun of paper and furniture made of the twine, a rival of rattan. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries The open end is fitted with a rattan sifter so that the powder is distributed evenly on the nut and leaf. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition He splits the rattan and does nearly all the plait work in basket making. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir In the old method a semi-circular hoop of rattan is used in place of the bait stick above. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making The old gentleman rotated on one leg like a dervish, made an ineffectual stoop to clutch his gouty toe and wound up by bringing his rattan cane smartly down on the boy's shoulders. Hetty Wesley They are made of slips of bamboo connected by means of split rattans; and are carried chiefly by the women, on the back, supported by a string or band across the forehead. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants These are produced by making a slight variation in the weave, by the use of blackened strips of bamboo and rattan, or by substituting in their place the black cuticle of a fern. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition They are made commonly of a piece of betel-nut palm and have graceful lashings of rattan strips on the stock for the purpose of imparting strength thereto. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The ends of the rattan are fastened to one of the lower back pieces of the coop, and the hoop is just large enough to fit inside the opening of the coop. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making All upholstered furniture should be taken out, covered with a cloth, and thoroughly beaten with a rattan, shaking the cloth as it becomes dusty. The Complete Home We had much difficulty in getting the mortar and its bed down, being obliged to make use of long thick rattans tied to them and successively to several trees. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants A jar of balaba, wine, stands at each corner, while at one end is an agong, and a plate containing betel nut, leaf, and two varieties of rattan; at the other end are several tambara. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition The bowstring is nearly always a strip of rattan about 3 millimeters broad. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir This rattan rests just above the ground, and the spindle catches against its inside edge in place of the notch in the bait stick already described, the bait being scattered inside the hoop. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making It is made of the French willow, and is not so cheap but is stronger than rattan. The Complete Home We were obliged to make bridges by cutting down tall trees, laying them across the stream, and interlacing them with rattans. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants This comb is made of bamboo or rattan splints drawn together at the center but flaring at top and bottom until it forms an ornament in the shape of an hour glass. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition The handle is often bound with a braid of rattan, or a band or two of steel or of brass, to prevent splitting, or less commonly with silver bands for ornament's sake. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir These with a good rattan and a cowhide furnished this master's equipment for teaching. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts The vane was in the shape of a fish, the body formed of rattan work, the head and gills of painted matting, with two projections like the antennæ of a butterfly. Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War In the year 1778 the Company likewise received thirty-seven thousand bundles of rattans. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Entrance to the dwelling is gained by means of bamboo or rattan ladders. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition The two pieces are held together closely by bands of rattan coiled around them at equal intervals. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir This master had a stock of cowhides and rattans besides. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts The stock was composed of three separate pieces of wood lashed together by rattan ropes, and was fixed to the crown. Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War The sheath also is formed of some beautiful species of wood, hollowed out, with a neat lacing of split rattan, stained red round the lower parts; or sometimes it is plated with gold. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants A live minnow is fastened at the end of the rod near to a rattan noose. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Strips of rattan wound at intervals hold the two pieces together and a paint of blended beeswax and pot black is ordinarily employed to give a finish to it. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The whip and rattan were in constant use, but the result was less efficiency than ever, and he sought for the cause everywhere but in himself. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India |
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