Handmade Wooden Puppet

Puppet is the famous traditional performance in Java island. There are many kind of Puppet, such as; human puppet, wooden puppet, leather puppet, etc. All of those puppets usually played in special event.

Nganjuk is one of area that produces leather puppet. This kind of puppet is made of animal leather, such as; goat or deer. The processes of leather puppet are by choosing good leather, designed it as puppet, dried and begin to color.

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Bratang Flower Market - Surabaya

Bratang Flower Market

Bratang flower market is traditional flower market in Surabaya, precisely in Bratang street. At early begin, it was just small area that inhabited by 5 sellers from kayoon market, fortunately, this small area become large and develop since 1990s.

Today, the market is already organized; the cleanliness is already maintained and this make convenient for the visitors who want to buy flowers. Moreover, the facilities in the market are getting better, like the parking lot that is relatively safe and nice. Do not worry about the criminality during your shopping, because this area is safe from those disturbances.

At a glance, this flower market seems like an ordinary flower market, which there is numbers of ornamental plants that neatly arranged in the overhang booths, the colorful leaves and flowers that really attractive, the soothing green leaves and the fragrance.

Bratang flower market is standing on more than 2400 m2 area. There are more than 200 booths measuring 3×4 meters in every stall in the market area. And more than 65 people florists live and run the businesses.

Bratang flower market is open 24 hours a day, although some stalls closed at six o’clock. But there are few booths remain open. The visitors are mostly come on weekends, it starts from morning to the evening. Bratang flower market is the most complete market than any other florists. For instance, when in other places is very difficult to get Toga plant (Family Medicine Plantation), here on Bratang is available.

The location is very strategic because it is located near to the terminal of Bratang. It is also near to Manyar Megah Indah shopping complex and also near to bird & fish market.

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Kalimas Seaport - Surabaya

Kalimas Traditional Seaport

Kalimas traditional seaport is located at the east of Kalimas River, lies about 10 kilometers to the west of Kenjeran beach. Kalimas is a living history of Surabaya’s maritime heritage where carts and human toil continue to load and unload merchandise into and out to the tile of the Phinisi Schooners. The best visit in order to see the loading and unloading activities is in the morning or before the sunrise. The available facilities are; place parked, lodging and restaurant. It is easy and reachable by public or private vehicles.

Nowadys, The Traditional Port of Kalimas Surabaya, is not become the main port anymore. It is  because, some of the entrepreneurs ship  or some kind of services that use transportation of public ship, have changed over to port in Gresik.

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Peneleh Fruit Market - Surabaya

Peneleh Fruit Market
(The Traditional Fruit Market Since 19th Century)

Peneleh Fruit Market is other traditional fruit market in Surabaya like Widodaren market, Pawiyatan Fruit Market and Dupak Fruit Market. At early begin, there was Balinese that visit to Surabaya which try to look for better life. Because at that moment there was many buses from Bali which its passenger was downwards around Peneleh Street Surabaya, for loading and unloading at elbow Bali Hotel, Singaraja Hotel.

The Balinese brought fruits in large number and it became increase. Hence, to fulfill the request needed the Balines put the fruits in Peneleh and also become the main market in Surabaya. It was a lady named Made Prami who become pioneer of Peneleh Fruit Market.

Grape, was first commodity that commercialized and made Penenleh market become popular as Grape Fruit Market. Grape and Rambutan delivered from Singaraja regency and, Salak (fruit of palm) were coming from Sibetan-Karangasem.
Till now, the fruit consumers feel love to trade here because it is located in strategic area. Besides Grape, there are also Salak Pondoh, Apples from Batu, Palembang and Banjarnegara. Along the existence of Peneleh and Achmad Jais Street, there are also merchant who has shop or large building to sell import fruit.

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Gamelan Handicraft

Gamelan Handicraft

Gamelan is set of traditional java music instrument, it played during traditional occasion like Javanese marriage or annual ceremony. This industry come up in Magelang, which also one of regency that produce handicrafts. This gamelan industry has been exported to some countries in Europe continents. The centralization is in Kauman village, Karangrejo about 14 km to east side of Magetan city.

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Kendedes Handicraft - Malang

Kendedes Handicraft

Malang regency has a handicraft center named “Pusat Kerajinan Kendedes” or Handicraft Center of Kendedes. Technology development brings Malang societies become dynamic society. There are many home industries that carry out nature source, such as; chips industry that use cassava, potatoes, etc; as its main material. Wooden sandal and the other handicraft industry have developed faster.

This potency has attracted many foreign and domestic tourists to explore Malang tourism. They interesting about Malang handicraft and souvenirs. To increase this potency, Malang regency prepares its home industries to become handicraft center area. One of them is Handicraft Center Of Kendedes. It sells many kind of handicraft product, such as; accessories, wooden crafting, unique bag, etc. Those products are handmade products, which made by Malang carvers and crafter.

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Lamongan Terracotta

Terracotta Handicraft

At present, the number of small industry in Lamongan, either formal or npon-formal ones, reaches 23,843 units. Among those small industries and people’s crafts, some have exported the products to the markets of Korea, Belgium, Australia, and Germany. They are wooden craft, earthenware craft or terracotta, bamboo-plaited craft, bicycle-saddle craft, bag craft made of Enceng Gondok (water hyacinth) in Lamongan and Mantup village.

Terracotta or pottery craft home industry is located in 7th Jl. Pembangunan Lamongan. It has success to reach the export market such as Korea, Belgia, Australia and German.

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Malo Handicraft - Bojonegoro

Malo Handicraft

Beside the foods and tourism attraction, Bojonegoro has anything different that interesting to find out, which is the furniture and handicraft products. Bojonegro is famous as one of teak wood producer in Java island, it is because Bojonegoro has big and wide teak forest. So, it is not surprising if this regency has many furniture and handicraft industry that made of teak wood.

The center of its handicraft is located in Kasiman district, Bojonegoro. You can find many handicraft that made of teak wood, coconut tree, coconut shell, and the other material. Those handicraft products are made by professional craftsmen with various design and crafting, such as; wooden lamp, wall decoration, vas, miniature, etc. The visitors usually visit Bojonegoro and buy those handicrafts for souvenir. One of those products are Malo handicraft. It made from mud with some animal designs.

Malo is such an Earthenware and properly design for home decoration or garden decoration. In Bojonegoro this malo is mostly designed in animal form like cows, tigers, deer and many more. Moreover, this malo is usually be function as saving or money box for children. By these cute and unique designs, children can have their excitement to save their penny from the very begin of ages.

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Lamongan Coconut Handicraft - Lamongan

Handicraft From Lamongan

At present, the number of small industry in Lamongan, either formal or npon-formal ones, reaches 23,843 units. Among those small industries and people’s crafts, some have exported the products to the markets of Korea, Belgium, Australia, and Germany. They are wooden craft, earthen ware craft, bamboo-plaited craft, bicycle-saddle craft, bag craft made of Enceng Gondok (water hyacinth) in Lamongan and Mantup village, small industry center of ATBM bounded weaving in Parengan Maduran, hand-written Batik craft, embroidery, and gold craft in Sendang Agung and Sendang Dhuwur Paciran.

The home industry of sport clothing and jacket has also rapidly develped in Tritunggal village, Babat district, supplying the commerce need in Pasar Turi market, Kembang Jepun market and Klewer market. It also meets the need of school uniforms in some regions of East Java and Kalimantan province.

This bag handicraft industry is located in 146th Jl. Sunan Drajat, Lamongan regency, East Java. The bags that are made from water hyacinth plant with the beautiful ornaments are breaking through the export market.

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Tanggulangin Leather Industry - Sidoarjo

Tanggulangin Leather Industry

Tanggulangin leather industry, is an industrial for bags, luggage and products related and become an icon for Tanggulangin district. This industrial was begin in 1939, when some craftsmen started making bags and suitcase stuffs. And in 1976 it was established the Bags and Luggage Cooperative Industrial (Intako), which was initially consisted of only 27 people.

The venture capital is obtained from members’ savings. On its way, the cooperative continued to grow and the members has reached 354 crafters of Small and Medium Enteprises with the assets about Rp 10 billion.

Unfortunately, after the Lapindo mudflow it almost 70 percent of crafters in Tanggulangin already bankrupt. Some of them who still survive are only work for orders.

Tanggulangin bags and suitcases manufacture is one of the tourism icons in Sidoarjo. The products include bags, briefcases, wallets, belts and shoes. The products are having good quality that has been recognized by consumers.

Tanggulangin leather industry is having the same concept like in Cibaduyut leather industry in West Java. The area is full of leather fashion stores that offer some particular design into the display wall. Hence, the customers will enjoy their window shopping before entering the chosen store. On each stores, the products are having competitive price among others and having the same quality in design or pattern.

Formerly, Tanggulangin leather industry tends to produce luggage, but at the time goes by the bags productions are dominating the whole productions. It happens because the main potential buyers are women, who tend to look for the beauty fashion bags and clutch for their own.

Today, Tanggulangin leather industry is still exist to show their capability to produce more and more products to their consumers that give trust to them. Hopefully, by the existing of those craftmens will bring the proper and better living for Sidoarjo people.

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