Download or read book Bamboo and Rattan written by Jacqueline M. Piper and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bamboo and rattan play such a vital role in so many spheres of Asian life that it is hard to imagine the region without them. Bamboo is essential in a range of courtship, birth and death rituals, and when the hollow cane is filled with rattan, it has manifold uses in local agriculture, fishing, hunting and building. Quoting folktales and poetry, this illustrated study also considers the natural history of bamboo and rattan, and their use in cooking, medicine and handicrafts.