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Set of vintage 60s - 70s round Raffia table trivets

SKU: CU-2482-19

Set of vintage 60s - 70s round Raffia table trivets. 

  • Date of manufacture: 1960 - 1970

Description
Round pan trivets made from braided raffia.

Set of three original vintage pan trivets from the 60s and 70s and made from raffia. These still very popular pan coasters come in different shapes and colours. The raffia is rolled up and has different colours that create a geometric pattern. Raffia is a material reminiscent of cane or thin rattan. These braided raffia discs are usually rotated from a centre point and braided further.

The pan trivets are traditionally used to place under a hot pan, in order to protect the table or countertop from the heat of the pan. Not only extremely functional, but also very decorative.

The trivets offered here are made in the colour combinations of light brown/natural - red - green - yellow - purple.

Condition
These original trivets from the 1960s - 1970s are in a good vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear.

Dimensions

  • Height: 1 cm.
  • Diameter: 17.5 cm.

Raffia palms (Raphia) are a genus of about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species (R. taedigera) also occurring in Central and South America. R. taedigera is the source of raffia fibers, which are the veins of the leaves.

Raffia fibre is widely used throughout the world. It is used in twine, rope, baskets, placemats, hats, shoes, and textile.

The fibre is produced from the membrane on the underside of each individual frond leaf. The membrane is taken off to create a long thin fibre which can be dyed and woven as a textile into products ranging from hats to shoes to decorative mats.

Plain raffia fibres are exported and used as garden ties or as a "natural" string in many countries. Especially when one wishes to graft trees, raffia is used to hold plant parts together as a more "natural" rope.

Raffia fibres have many uses.


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Country of origin
The Netherlands - Holland

Kind of object
Pan trivets

Theme
Serving - protecting - eating - table accessories - kitchen utensils

Category
Curiosities - bric-a-brac

Color
Light brown / natural - red - green - yellow - purple

Material
Raffia - vegetable material

Particularities
Raffia - circle shape - disk shape

Era
1960 - 1970

Quality
Good vintage condition

Height
1,00 cm

Lenght
17,50 cm

Shipping method
Parcel post with track & trace

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