Handy Crafts in Indonesia

Handy Craft Indonesian - Hi Indonesian crafts as one of the art products has various styles, patterns and designs, inherited from ancestors with various cultural backgrounds. Traditional or spiritual values from many tribes are reflected in the colors, forms and typical crafts from certain regions which display various meanings related to the ethnic or particular region of origin


East Nusa Tenggara and Bali are famous for their plaiting of lontar leaves, while Java is widely known for plait work of bamboo and pandanus leaves, in the form of baskets, bags, hats, mats, wallets and household articles.

Woven cloth is found all over the country, with different motifs, patterns and colors according to their respective region. The noted songket and ikat weaving are made in Sumbawa, Flores, Kalimantan, South Sumatra, West Sumatra, Bali and East Timor.

Earthenware and ceramics have been developed more and more artistically throughout the archipelago Silverware is found in Kota Gede, Yogyakarta and Bali, while Sumatra and Sulawesi are famous for their filigree silver work

Meanwhile, basketrys are found in virtually all parts of the country, and many places in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi are well-known for their rattan baskets.

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