raffia palm
noun
: any of a genus (Raphia) of large pinnate-leaved palms of Madagascar and tropical Africa valued for the fiber obtained from their petioles
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The structured look is hand-crocheted from raffia palm trees and is big enough to use as a work, errand, or beach bag.
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Neha Tandon, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024
The best-selling bag, woven with 100 percent raffia palm, is also available in blue, yellow, black and white.
—Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2023
Both bamboo and raffia palm trees are fast-growing crops that are eco-friendly and non-animal sourced.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 3 June 2021
The 14 rooms are decorated with raffia palm writing tables, bamboo side tables, botanical lampshades, straw bed frames and headboards.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2021
Traditionally woven using raffia palm fibers, Kuba cloths range in size and shape and are renowned as a significant art tradition from this part of the world.
—Gabrielle Davenport, House Beautiful, 7 Oct. 2020
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Neha Tandon, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024
The best-selling bag, woven with 100 percent raffia palm, is also available in blue, yellow, black and white.
—Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2023
Both bamboo and raffia palm trees are fast-growing crops that are eco-friendly and non-animal sourced.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 3 June 2021
The 14 rooms are decorated with raffia palm writing tables, bamboo side tables, botanical lampshades, straw bed frames and headboards.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2021
Traditionally woven using raffia palm fibers, Kuba cloths range in size and shape and are renowned as a significant art tradition from this part of the world.
—Gabrielle Davenport, House Beautiful, 7 Oct. 2020
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