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Rattan is a group of palms of tribes who have a habitus Calameae climbing, especially Calamus, Daemonorops, and Oncocalamus. Calameae own tribe consists of about six hundred members, with dispersal in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australia.

Entrance in this clan including clan Salacca (eg barking), Metroxylon (eg thatch / sago), and Pigafetta who do not climb.

Trunk usually slender with 2-5cm diameter, long edged, not hollow, and many are protected by thorns long and hard and sharp. Duri serves as a means of self defense from herbivores, while helping climbing, because the tree is not equipped with tendrils.

A wicker trunk can reach hundreds of meters long. The stem is cut down and remove the water if it can be used as a way to survive in the wild. Javan rhino is also known to make this tree as one of the menu.

Most of these trees come from forests in Maleysia, such as Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara. Indonesia supplies 70% of world rattan. Time market filled from Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Rattan fast growing and relatively easy to harvest and ditransprotasi. This is thought to help preserve forests, because people prefer to harvest these trees rather than timber.

Matting is the art of knitting which typically uses material from bamboo, rattan, leaves having fibers which can be diluted (water hyacinth, palm leaves, pandanus leaves, etc.) and plastics. He is widely used as a tool for domestic use everyday.

This art is usually treated with a device that is still as simple as cutting blades, knives penipis, pliers and pincers round grouse, which require high kretivitas, ideas, feelings thoughts and crafts.

Matting is an artistic tradition that is thousands of years on this earth. Historic development in the archipelago together with the development of art pottery. Type in the Neolithic period (the time of planting) are mostly produced in the form of roots and rope made from rattan.

In the world of industry, usually made of wicker work of applied art, the works of art that has a direct connection with human life, considering the applied arts in everyday life has a meaning to humans and further emphasize the point functions without leaving the function of aesthetic value or beauty.

Has 3 types, namely :

1. Flat webbing, made flat flat and wide. Types of crafts are widely used for mats, walls of traditional houses, and other room divider.
2. Matting three-dimensional, tangible three-dimensional objects a craft product. This craft has grown not only in the form of traditional crafts but has expanded its product and the more valuable species such as sandals, chairs, lanterns light the bag, and place the container.
3. Makrame knot knot art materials only with expertise in hand with the help of a hook that functions like a needle. In makrame art, knot knot material is the main technique to create a connection in the form of a work of craft. Some of the crafts that use makrame techniques such as table cloth, coat dress, doormats, and souvenirs.