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Plastic-wicker chairs in Toronto.
Wicker is hard woven fiber formed into a useful object. Wicker is usually used for baskets or furniture. Traditional wicker is made of material of plant origin, but nowadays also plastic fibers are used.
Materials used can be any part of a plant, such as the cores or canes of rattan stalks, or the whole thickness, as with willow switches. Other popular materials include reed and bamboo.
Often a frame is made of stiffer materials, after which more pliant material is used to fill in the frame. Wicker is light yet sturdy, making it suitable for furniture that will be moved often. It is often used for porch and patio furniture.
Wicker furniture has been documented as far back as ancient Egypt [1], and wicker baskets have been found in Pompeii [2]. It has been proposed that the extensive use of wicker objects in the Iron Age had an influence on the development of the patterns used in Celtic art. In recent times, its aesthetic was influenced heavily by the Arts and Crafts movement at the turn of the 20th century.
The oldest and most prominent North American manufacturer was Heywood-Wakefield in Gardner, Massachusetts. Antique wicker products are highly sought after by collectors.
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- For other meanings of fiber/fibre please see Fiber (disambiguation).
Fiber or fibre[1] is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread.
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basket is a container which is traditionally constructed from stiff fibres, often made of willow. [1] . The top is either left open or the basket may be fitted with a lid.
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Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, or hold objects on
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
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Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
- Chlorophyta
- Charophyta
- Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)
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Plastic is the general term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. They are composed of organic condensation or addition polymers and may contain other substances to improve performance or economics.
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Calameae
Genera
Calamus
Calospatha
Ceratolobus
Daemonorops
Eremospatha
Eugeissonia
Korthalsia
Laccosperma
Metroxylon
Myrialepis
Oncocalamus
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Genera
Calamus
Calospatha
Ceratolobus
Daemonorops
Eremospatha
Eugeissonia
Korthalsia
Laccosperma
Metroxylon
Myrialepis
Oncocalamus
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Salix L.
Species
About 350, including:
Salix acutifolia - Violet Willow
Salix alaxensis - Alaska Willow
Salix alba - White Willow
Salix alpina - Alpine Willow
Salix amygdaloides
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Species
About 350, including:
Salix acutifolia - Violet Willow
Salix alaxensis - Alaska Willow
Salix alba - White Willow
Salix alpina - Alpine Willow
Salix amygdaloides
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Phragmites
Species: P. australis
Binomial name
Phragmites australis
(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
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Species: P. australis
Binomial name
Phragmites australis
(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
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Bambuseae
Kunth ex Dumort.
Diversity
Around 91 genera and 1,000 species
Subtribes
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Kunth ex Dumort.
Diversity
Around 91 genera and 1,000 species
Subtribes
- Arthrostylidiinae
- Arundinariinae
- Bambusinae
- Chusqueinae
- Guaduinae
- Melocanninae
- Nastinae
- Racemobambodinae
- Shibataeinae
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Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei.
It, along with Herculaneum, was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days on
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It, along with Herculaneum, was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days on
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Iron Age was the stage in the development of any people in which tools and weapons whose main ingredient was iron were prominent. The adoption of this material coincided with other changes in some past societies often including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs
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Celtic art is art associated with various people known as Celts.They speak the Celtic languages in Europe from pre-history through to the medieval period and beyond, as well as art of ancient people whose language is unknown, but where cultural and stylistic similarities lead to
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Arts and Crafts movement was a British and American aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. Inspired by the writings of John Ruskin and a romantic idealization of the craftsman taking pride in his personal
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Gardner, Massachusetts
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Nickname: Chair City
Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts
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Nickname: Chair City
Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts
Coordinates:
Country United States
State
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The Wicker Man was a large wicker statue of a human allegedly used by the ancient Druids for human sacrifice by burning it in effigy, according to Julius Caesar in his ..... Click the link for more information.
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The Wicker Man is a cult 1973 Scottish film combining thriller, existential horror and musical genres, directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer.
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The Wicker Man is a cult 1973 Scottish film combining thriller, existential horror and musical genres, directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer.
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