Wayang Kulit

Puppet show is a famous craft and art of high artistic. Made of leather paper later in the decorative, in print and gilded with a very nice combination with leather carving winding.
Visit the Surakarta (Solo), Sukoharjo, Klaten, Wonogiri, Sragen, and Boyolali if you want to see how the artists-artists work to make this shadow play.

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CIGARETTE

Clove cigarette is a product of Central Java are quite well known. there are many different types and clove cigarette brands are produced, either by employers who are classified as K-1000 (produced under the 1000 tobacco cigarettes per day) until that is modern and large manufacturers such as needles, Jambu Bol, Breadfruit, Tapel Horse, and other so on.

Slaah clove cigarette is a kind of tobacco product produced through the mixing process between the chopped tobacco, cloves, and treated with a mixture of a certain aroma that give rise to distinctive taste and enjoyment. several types of cigarettes K-1000 adds other raw materials such as incense, and wrapped with a particular leaf. The main raw materials are generally derived from the tobacco itself the Central Java district of Wonosobo, Waterford, Kendal, Boyolali, and Trunk.

Cigarette production centers spread across the city of Semarang, Semarang district, the city of Surakarta, Surakarta District, Holy District, and District Karanganyar. While the market is not only domestically but also abroad, particularly ASEAN.

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carved furniture

One of processed wood products is growing very rapidly in recent decades is the furniture and furniture products. Starting from the work of the household, furniture products has now become a substantial industry with well-educated labor absorption rate is not small. The product of this type in principle be divided into two categories: furniture for the garden (garden) and the interior of the house (indoor).
Furniture from Central Java (furniture from Central Java) has long been well known for its quality, competitive price and the arts. Many consumers both within and outside the country that order antique furniture, which even made new, but are processed as if it is a product of ancient (antique). There are also furniture products made from tubers (milestones) tree with touches of art turned into furniture products are very attractive and has a high sales value. Whereas the modern and functional style is also growing rapidly and simultaneously increased demand for office and hotel needs of the construction is growing rapidly in recent years, both at home and abroad.
Furniture products, especially the carving was developed by the craftsmen carve Central Java based on the skills handed down by his ancestors. In addition, in the city of Semarang there are vocational schools specializing in the field of design and engineering timber (PIKA) which produces highly skilled graduates. The luklusan PIKA has come to be the backbone of the furniture industry in Central Java to be able to produce quality products and have high competitiveness are not inferior to foreign products.
Furniture production in Central Java to develop and grow rapidly in line with increased demand from inside and outside the country, good design, construction, style and coloring. Most of the material is made of wood, and now more varied since the raw material is no longer solely teak but also began to use a lot of mahogany and other species, as well as metallic materials.
Furniture production centers in Central Java are scattered in the city of Semarang, Jepara regency, Klaten, Sukoharjo regency, regency Holy Rembang District, District Blora, Batang, Sragen. Investment in this product is still open with a pretty tight competition.

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