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Wood Craft Gembol
Craft Gembol Kendari
society also known as craft "wood tumors". This is because the raw
material for handicrafts is taken from the root timber that resembles a lump of
tumor (disease) in humans. These materials are usually obtained from a variety
of large trees that grow in the area of Southeast Sulawesi.
Gembol craft that
developed in Kendari, first introduced by the Japanese army invaded Southeast
Sulawesi. They saw the province has a lot of spare wood with various types of
wood, such as teak, meranti, tolinti, sandalwood, and beropa. It became the
inspiration for Japanese soldiers to process them into various forms of crafts.
Until now, people still producing crafts Kendari Japanese heritage, even
production developed rapidly.
Because of the
uniqueness of the craft, an appreciation of the craft Gembol flow from various
regions. Consumers typically come from different places, both from Southeast
Sulawesi community itself or from outside the area. In fact, the demand for
handicrafts Gembol some that comes directly from the foreign countries, such as
Japan, Korea, the countries in the Middle East and some countries in
Continental Europe. Thus, the work of the craftsmen Gembol contained Kendari
arguably been able to penetrate the global market.
And taken from the
roots of high-quality wood, resulting in work that is also high quality. To
obtain these materials, the craftsmen usually willing to go far to get the
materials needed are on the uniqueness of the craft Gembol base ingredients.
Usually these materials can be selected to maintain the quality of his work.
As for the texture of
basic craft materials, the craftsmen choose materials that really are naturally
formed that the resulting work can be perfect. Natural texture is then refined
and polished by the colors to produce stunning work. Of natural textures and
finishes from the hands of the craftsmen who created a work of art tasteful.
Various forms of
engravings produced by the craftsmen were varied, ranging from the usual work
until the work is complicated. The works are of them in various household
decoration, such as wall clocks, tables, chairs, ashtrays, and various carvings
shaped like animals and skeletons like humans. Gembol woodcraft center located
at Jalan Chairil Wuawua, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
To reach the site,
tourists can use public transport or private vehicles. To get to the location,
the trip can be started from Badara Walter Monginsidi located Konsel. From the
airport the road continues towards Anwar Wuawua, Kendari city takes about 15
minutes.
Price per unit varies
Gembol wooden handicrafts. Usually the price is adjusted to the level of
complexity and uniqueness of the work. If the work has a simple shape and
simple, usually the price per unit is below the range of 1 million dollars.
However, if the work was good and unique, the price is rather expensive and
usually is above the range of 1 million dollars to thousands of dollars per
unit.
Art of weaving
has been known in Southeast derived hereditarily from their ancestors hundreds
of years ago. Woven is very admirable, as is done with great skill,
perseverance and patience. In general, all the work done by the women weave
clothing to meet the family for the purposes of marriage ceremonies, parties,
events and other customary daily wear.
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