raffia , also: rafia
raffia palm
Raphia latin

Pepper had something rather like a gravy boat made out of raffia.

A summer favorite is the retro raffia wedge, far right.

Women often cover their bodies with masses of raffia or black cloth.

A boot might have done it, but not a raffia sandal.

"The shoes looked as if they were made of raffia, but it was a synthetic," he said.

It used the fibers of the leaves on the raffia palm tree.

The soap is tied with raffia and the shower works a treat.

Hundreds of raffia stitches hold its pine needles in place.

Carefully cut the raffia free once new top growth indicates a successful graft.

The walls were made of light vertical wood strips tied together with raffia.

Others were weaving with bright-coloured strands that looked like raffia.

Mud is packed between the poles and held in place by the raffia strips.

They may wear skirts of raffia material and small shells or beads.

The raffia palm has many thorns and is very challenging to climb.

He was in no position to argue too vehemently about raffia wine holders.

Raffia allows light to peek through the tiny openings of the weave.

Bind with raffia and wax in the usual way.

Tie in place with raffia, leaving the bud exposed.

Agriculture, including raffia, fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy.

Two of them, fat ones, had their faces covered with a curtain of raffia.

Fine ribbons, plastic thread, raffia and string can also be used in canvas work.

Then they wore suits with raffia and metal bracelets for the ankles.

Sap from both the raffia and oil palms can be allowed to ferment over a few days.

At the bottom of a handbag or raffia shopper.

They were experts in metalwork, pottery, and weaving raffia cloth.

It used the fibers of the leaves on the raffia palm tree.

The raffia palm has many thorns and is very challenging to climb.

They also eat fresh leaf shoots from raffia palms when fruits are scarce.

There is also an indigenous raffia palm handicraft industry.

Raffia palm also provides an important cultural drink.

The A-shaped roof is covered in raffia palm leaves.

Raffia palms leaned by the track, their fronds rustling gently.

They also had in common the use of raffia palm fiber as the foundation of their weaving arts.

The most important crop is raffia palm, while other important products are cassava and rice.

Raffia palms grow in the valleys and depressions.

The most important crops are rice and peanuts; also raffia palm is an important agricultural product.

This sweet asti-like white wine is tapped from the raffia palm tree.

Raffia palm fronds are a common covering, though metal roofing has become more common.

Raffia palms, with leaves up to 25 meters long and 3 meters wide, have the largest leaves of any plant.

Okuyi costumes are made either from the raffia palm, a tree native to tropical African nations, or bamboo.

Roofs were mostly thatched raffia palm in the past, but they are more often made of corrugated aluminium, iron, or tin today.

In Kuba culture, men are responsible for raffia palm cultivation and the weaving of raffia cloth.

After that design is complete, the material is covered by frills made from raffia palm which are woven into the hessian fabric.

The climb up the mountain was hard for him, several times he had to lean against the trunk of a raffia palm and try to catch his breath.

The roofs continue to consist of thatches made of raffia palm leaves, although aluminium roofing is also being used when finances permit.

Other African domesticated plants were oil palm, raffia palm, black-eyed peas, groundnuts, and kola nuts.

Akpeteshie is generally distilled from palm wine, Raffia palm wine, or sugarcane.

The coarse filament stripped from the fronds of the raffia palm tree served as the foundation of the Kongo weaving arts.

Their cash crops include oil palm, raffia palm, groundnut, melon, cotton, cocoa, rubber, maize, etc.

The fertile soil nurtures various agricultural crops like coconut, rice, corn, bananas, raffia palm, root crops, fruit trees, and many others.

There are also trees such as Raphia and other palms.

This changed by the time of Raphia in 217 when the situation was dire for the Ptolemies.

The battle of Raphia marked a turning-point in Ptolemaic history.

The permanently flooded swamp forests are home to extensive stands of Raphia palm.

He was a Ptolemaic commander at the Battle of Raphia.

This particular palm can often be found mixed with Raphia palms in swamps and depressions.

Nationalist sentiment had developed among the native Egyptians who had fought at Raphia.

Grieve also plays in progressive metal band Rise Of Raphia.

Raphia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Raphia regalis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.

All the while it tapped trade in raphia cloth and ivory from the interior, which were hot commodities among the Mbundu to their south.

The larvae feed on Raphia farinifera.

Raphia may refer to:

Raphia australis.

Raphia regalis.

Raphia at funet.

The larvae feed on Raphia and Phoenix species (including Phoenix dactylifera).

Other common plant species include Afzelia, Monotes and Raphia shrubs.

Raphia gentiliana De Wild.

During the 19th century they traded slaves with the Nkomi, and were highly regarded for their tobacco and raphia cloth.

Large amounts of native contingents fought at the Battle of Raphia in 217 BC.

Raphia mannii Becc.

Raphia textilis Welw.

Raphia sudanica A. Chev.

Raphia taedigera (Mart.)