wicker-work
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The beautiful yellow wicker-work is usually stained in alternate squares of so black a colour that the walls of a Javanese hut resemble nothing so much as a gigantic draught-board.
It is extensively grown on account of the long, straight shoots produced from the stump when the tree is cut down, which are of great use in wicker-work.
From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward
During temple or marriage processions, two huge human figures, male and female, made of bamboo wicker-work, are carried in front for the same purpose.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar
Instead, the versatile Joseph, as if to keep up his character for versatility, has taken to a new calling altogether—that of basket-making, with the construction of bird-cages, and other kinds of wicker-work.
From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne
The outside structure curiously vandyked in a zig-zag fashion with wooden partitions, the interstices were filled with wicker-work, plastered with well-tempered clay, to which chopped straw imparted additional tenacity.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
