Loopy – a length of cane bent and bound together at the tips to form a loop. Rubber/plastic tube covered (using a heat shrink tube) Wrist strap (similar to that of a riding crop) Senior cane (medium), around 7⁄16 ″ (11 mm) in diameter.Īdult cane / reformatory cane (thicker and heavier), above 7⁄16 ″ (11 mm) in diameter. Junior cane (thin and lightweight), around 3⁄8 ″ (9.5 mm) in diameter. Nursery cane (very thin and lightweight), around 1⁄4 ″ (6.4 mm) in diameter. They are classified according to their length, size and shape and material. In Malay language, rotan means cane and the verb merotan means “to cane”.Ĭane also has different types. In Malaysia, press reports sometimes use the term “strokes of the rotan” instead of “strokes of the cane”. The word “rotan” (the Malay and Indonesian word for “rattan”, from which the English word “rattan” is derived) is often used in Southeast Asian countries (especially Malaysia and Singapore) when referring to a rattan cane. Depending on strength, canes can be fashioned for many purposes, such as: making furniture like chairs and tables making walking sticks making instruments of corporal punishment. Some of these materials include Spanish cane, bamboo and rattan. The type of material used to make canes is usually hollow or porous and lighter than regular wood. What is a cane?Ī cane is a type of straight stick made from tall, perennial grasses with flexible, woody stalks. The most vivid example today is in Singapore. The source of Cane’s prevalence is actually the harsh application of British discipline and culture in colonial countries. Cane is used in school, judicial institutions and disciplinary punishments at home. However, it is still necessary to express the categories. Even today, this method of punishment practiced in the former British colonies was official and was subject to various protocols. But I want to bring them all together and offer a perspective.įirst of all, I would like to remind you that the Cane penalty was an official penalty in the past. Undoubtedly, you have come across this information in many places. Today, I would like to talk about the cane, the most terrible weapon of the discipline, which the spanking and bdsm world knows very well.
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