When cut into sections, rattan can be used as wood to make furniture.
The two most traditional crafts of the area are baskets and furniture made from wood, wicker, rattan and other materials.
The village is famed for its rattan basketry.
The cabins are varnished with their original light-green colour with teak-lined windows and rattan seats.
In some cases for training purposes or for a different style, rattan was used.
Hilts range from simple wood, possibly wrapped in rattan or covered in ray skin, to elaborately worked silver and ivory.
In their natural range they are used in basketry, however their fragile nature prevents them from being a common rattan source.
Modern staffs are often made from wax wood or rattan, both of which are strong woods, but flexible and light.
