TY - JOUR
KW - aquatic resources
KW - rattan
KW - handcrafts
KW - Malaysia
AU - Wanda Avé
AB - The role rattan plays in the life of a small Semai community in West Malaysia is discussed. Of the 24 rattan species occurring in the study area, four are frequently used for binding, house building, basketry, fish traps and snares, and other artifacts. These are briefly described and some illustrated. Some species are used for food, medicinal, and ritual purposes. The Semai have a profound knowledge of nature and have a good concept of rattan systematics that comes very close to scientific classification. Demand for rattan for commercial use threatens the rattan populations and has led to heavy depletion of some of the most useful species.
AN - 91-01857
BT - Economic Botany
C6 - 0013-0001; 1874-9364
DA - 01/1988
DB - JSTOR
DO - 10.1007/BF02859040
IS - 1
LA - English
N2 - The role rattan plays in the life of a small Semai community in West Malaysia is discussed. Of the 24 rattan species occurring in the study area, four are frequently used for binding, house building, basketry, fish traps and snares, and other artifacts. These are briefly described and some illustrated. Some species are used for food, medicinal, and ritual purposes. The Semai have a profound knowledge of nature and have a good concept of rattan systematics that comes very close to scientific classification. Demand for rattan for commercial use threatens the rattan populations and has led to heavy depletion of some of the most useful species.
PY - 1988
RN - <p>ArticleType: research-article</p><p>Full publication date: Jan. - Mar., 1988</p><p>Copyright &copy; 1988 New York Botanical Garden Press</p>
SP - 105
EP - 119
T2 - Economic Botany
TI - Small-scale utilization of rattan by a Semai community in West Malaysia
UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255051
VL - 42
ER -