Rattan
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Rattan, also spelled ratan, is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in the clos
Calamus thwaitesii in southwestern India
Juvenile Calamus oblongus subsp. mollis in a forest understory in the Philippines
Close-up of the edible scaly fruits and the spiny stem of Calamus rotang in Thailand
Base of a clustering rattan palm in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Sepak takraw
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Sepak takraw, or Sepaktakraw, is a Southeast Asian team sport. It is played with a ball made of rattan or plastic between two teams of two to four players on a court resembling a badminton court. It i
Women's double Sepak Takraw event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon
A ballgame called "Keeping the ball aloft", Banda, 1601. The ball is made of twisted branches.
A traditional sipà (rattan wicker ball) from the Maranao people of the Philippines, along with kakasing tops and a sungka board
Hamid Mydin, the founder of Sepak Raga Jaring/ Sepak Takraw, and his team