tim'a-rau

Updated: May 26, 2025

Rattan is the stem of a plant which grows to a very great height. It sometimes grows a hundred feet high. It is as thick as a man's wrist, and it is very tough and strong. The people split the rattan into thin strips. With these they make baskets, seats of chairs, walking canes, ropes, and many other things. The Mangyan men are good hunters. They hunt an animal called the tim'a-rau.

Edward R. (Edward Richard) Shaw - Big People and Little People of Other Lands