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  • Rattan Furniture And Asia and Southeast Asian Colonization

    Rattan Furniture And Asia and Southeast Asian Colonization

    Many people may be surprised to learn that the rise of rattan furniture has a lot to do with Southeast Asia’s colonization. As Western powers colonized most of Southeast Asia during the late 19th century and early 20th century, they needed furniture to sit on. When colonizers came to the new countries, they found materials…