Raffia - Revision history

MDerrick at 21:57, 8 September 2022

2022-09-08T21:57:25Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:57, 8 September 2022
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:2000.575-SC3599.jpg\|thumb\|]]		[[File:2000.575-SC3599.jpg\|thumb\|Man's wrapper<br>MFA# 2000.575]]
	== Description ==		== Description ==
			[[File:raffia.jpg\|thumb\|Raffia fibers]]
	A strong, flexible fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, ''Raphia ruffia'', native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. Raffia fibers are used in their natural state by splitting apart thick sections and knotting the ends together. The fibers are a pale cream color and are often dyed to bright colors. Raffia is woven into baskets, hats, bags, and mats. It is also used to make a fine grade of paper similar to Japanese papers.		A strong, flexible fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, ''Raphia ruffia'', native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. Raffia fibers are used in their natural state by splitting apart thick sections and knotting the ends together. The fibers are a pale cream color and are often dyed to bright colors. Raffia is woven into baskets, hats, bags, and mats. It is also used to make a fine grade of paper similar to Japanese papers.

Line 8:		Line 8:
	raphia; ráfia (Port.); rafia (Esp.)		raphia; ráfia (Port.); rafia (Esp.)

	~~[[File:raffia.jpg\|thumb\|Raffia fibers]]~~		==Physical and Chemical Properties==
	== ~~Other~~ Properties ==

	Fiber length 1.2 - 1.5 m (4-5 feet)		Fiber length 1.2 - 1.5 m (4-5 feet)

	== ~~Sources Checked for Data in Record~~ ==		==Resources and Citations==

	* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)		* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
Line 27:		Line 26:
	* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998		* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

	* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, ~~http~~://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000		* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000



	[[Category:Materials database]]		[[Category:Materials database]]

MDerrick: /* Additional Information */

2020-05-30T20:37:11Z

Additional Information

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:37, 30 May 2020
Line 12:		Line 12:

	Fiber length 1.2 - 1.5 m (4-5 feet)		Fiber length 1.2 - 1.5 m (4-5 feet)

	~~== Additional Information ==~~

	~~G.Cook, ''Handbook of Textile Fibres:I. Natural Fibres'', 5th edition, Merrow Publishing Co., Durham, England, 1984.~~

	== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==		== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==

Jruggiero: Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record =="

2016-05-01T22:50:06Z

Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record =="

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:50, 1 May 2016
Line 17:		Line 17:
	G.Cook, ''Handbook of Textile Fibres:I. Natural Fibres'', 5th edition, Merrow Publishing Co., Durham, England, 1984.		G.Cook, ''Handbook of Textile Fibres:I. Natural Fibres'', 5th edition, Merrow Publishing Co., Durham, England, 1984.

	== ~~Authority~~ ==		== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==

	* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)		* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Unknown user at 12:37, 24 July 2013

2013-07-24T12:37:55Z

New page

[[File:2000.575-SC3599.jpg|thumb|]]
== Description ==

A strong, flexible fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, ''Raphia ruffia'', native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. Raffia fibers are used in their natural state by splitting apart thick sections and knotting the ends together. The fibers are a pale cream color and are often dyed to bright colors. Raffia is woven into baskets, hats, bags, and mats. It is also used to make a fine grade of paper similar to Japanese papers.

== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

raphia; ráfia (Port.); rafia (Esp.)

[[File:raffia.jpg|thumb|Raffia fibers]]
== Other Properties ==

Fiber length 1.2 - 1.5 m (4-5 feet)

== Additional Information ==

G.Cook, ''Handbook of Textile Fibres:I. Natural Fibres'', 5th edition, Merrow Publishing Co., Durham, England, 1984.

== Authority ==

* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

* Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995

* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

* J.Gordon Cook, ''Handbook of Textile Fibres:I Natural Fibres'', Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England, 1984

* ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996

* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

[[Category:Materials database]]