1895 6 237 This forms the rafia grass so much used by gardeners.
1938 19 July 30/2 Cameroons... Produces tobacco, cocoa, coffee, woods, castor-oil plants, rubber, ground-nuts, cotton, raffia grass, gum.
2002 (Nexis) 23 Feb. 11 The men wear penis gourds, and bird-of-paradise feathers in their hair, while the women wear raffia-grass skirts.