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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...
- 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...
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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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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...
- Ikot Ekpene, also
known as The
Raffia City, is a
historic town in the south-southern
state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. It is the
political and
cultural capital...
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agricultural and
mineral products.
Agriculture (including the
growing of
raffia), mining,
fishing and
forestry are
mainstays of the economy. In 2017 the...
- Town, is a
World Heritage Site. Zanzibar's main
industries are ****es,
raffia, and tourism. The main ****es
produced are clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut...
- sides. The A-shaped roof is
covered in
raffia palm leaves. Present-day
houses are made of
vertical poles with
raffia strips lashed horizontally inside and...