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Raffia palms are
members of the
genus Raphia. The
Malagasy name
rafia is
derived from fia "to
squeeze juice". The
genus contains about twenty species of...
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Polypropylene raffia, or PP
raffia is a
packaging material made from
weaving ribbons of
oriented polypropylene. It is
named after the
raffia palm, which...
- Kuba
textiles are a type of
raffia cloth unique to the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
formerly Zaire, and
noted for
their elaboration and complexity...
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Raphia (moth), a
genus of
moths in the
family Noctuidae Raffia palm, the
genus Raphia of
raffia palms Raphia (town), the
Ancient Gr**** name for Rafah,...
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kingship and nobility. The co****
filament stripped from the
fronds of the
raffia palm tree
served as the
foundation of the
Kongo weaving arts. This material...
- Ikot Ekpene, also
known as The
Raffia City, is a
historic town in south-southern
state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. It is the
political and
cultural capital...
- Town, is a
World Heritage Site. Zanzibar's main
industries are ****es,
raffia, and tourism. The main ****es
produced are clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, Coconut...
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weighing 15–30
kilograms (33–66 lb) each (coconuts are the
second largest).
Raffia palms (Raphia spp.) have the
largest leaves of any plant, up to 25 metres...
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homespun materials were
replaced by mill spun and
synthetic fabrics, the Kuba
raffia looms could not be
adapted for
weaving cotton or
other fibers; thus helping...
- Africa,
usually near water, its
range coinciding with that of the oil and
Raffia palms. It is
quite approachable, like many
African vultures, and can be...
