Indonesian Art of Wood 2023

Ministry of Trade
1 I of
N D O N The Republic
ESIAN W O O D E N C R A F T S of Indonesia
Handbook of Commodity Profile
“ Indonesian Woodencraft :
The Art of Wood ”
is developed as part of national efforts to create mutual
beneficial economic cooperation and partnership betwen
Indonesia and wold comunities.
Published in 2009 by :
Trade Research and Development Agency
Ministry of Trade, Republic of Indonesia
Cetakan Pertama
2 INDONESIAN WOODENCRAFTS
Introduction
To introduce a number of Indonesia’s potential products which are spread over In-
donesia’s regions, TREDA has organized a series of effort to collect and analyze the
relevant information related to the potentials and specific advantages of each of the
products.
With pride and joy, TREDA offers this booklet, entitled “Indonesian Wooden Craft:
The Art of Wood“, to readers who wish to know more about the relevant information.
Indonesia is a country with rich cultural heritage and advance craftsmanship, but also a
society with rapidly modernizing industries and creative population. This booklet pres-
ents an exploration of wooden craft industry in Indonesia and its development.
Indonesia offers the world variety of stylish wooden craft for the people to enjoy. The
readers will find interesting background information on wooden craft in this booklet.
A better comprehension on its background will enhance the readers’ awareness and
knowledge of these attractive Indonesian wooden products.
We sincerely hope that readers would enjoy this booklet as much as we have in
preparing this publication.
Muchtar
Head
Trade Research and Development Agency (TREDA)
Minister of Trade
Republic of Indonesia
Message
It is our great pleasure to share with you one special type of numerous product
lines belonging to Indonesian creative industries, in this particular case, wooden craft.
Throughout the ages, the creativity of Indonesian people has given birth to numerous
products and also industries that are both strong during economic expansion and resil-
ient in times of downturn.
Living in an archipelago which is the home of a vast tropical forest, Indonesian peo-
ple have been working with wood for ages. Centuries of experiences of working with
wood have forged the skills and spirit of craftsmanship to the people of Indonesia. Cen-
turies of experiences in interacting and trading with numerous cultures and civilization
across the globe has given them the fortitude and innovativeness to grow and to handle
future challenges.
As part of our national efforts at improving Indonesian share in the world market, this
booklet present background information on Indonesian wooden craft for the readers
to appreciate. Enriched with vivid illustrations, this book is dedicated to those who are
interested in exploring the richness and economic potentials of wooden craft industry.
Mari Elka Pangestu
1
Carving Beauties out

of the forest
Wood of indonesia
10 variety of indonesian
wood works
15
indonesian
woodworking industry
18
centers of production
31
global business
of wooden craft
Carving
Beauties
out of the
Forest
Indonesia is a country rich of art and culture

which are intertwined with religion and age-old tra-
ditions. It is evident in the thousand cultures of each
different ethnic inhabiting this archipelago. Religion
and belief has strong influence on the community
and it is obvious from island to island. It is vividly
seen in each piece of wooden craft that has its own
story.
These beautiful and elegant carvings of people

and animals will grace any home. Deep colors of
wood comprise an ideal medium for the portrayal
of traditional patterns and carvings that have been
passed down through the ages. Wood is crafted
with loving care by people and community who have
an affinity with the creatures they represent and the
traditions they follow in doing so.
Woodworking has been practiced by many

people in Indonesia for a long time, and the skills
passed on from one generation to the next. This
craft started from necessity and opportunity, as
ancient people use the resources around them
to make useful things for their society. The items
produced can be in the form of utensils for
kitchens in their home or statuettes for their
religious ceremonies.
Several production centers that are

famous for its wooden crafts are also the
most important tourism area, e.g. Bali, Cen-
tral Java, East Java, North Sumatra, South
Sulawesi, Papua and Nusa Tenggara. The co-
existence of craftsmanship and tourism is not a
coincidence. Those areas are home to some of
the most unique and creative people in the country
and also the location of some of the most scenic spots.
With tourists flooding in, the enterpreneurial spirit of the lo-
cals combines with their craftsmanship talent. The result is an array
of fabulous crafts and products and a lucrative and thriving industry.
Indonesian wooden craft may depicts Indonesian history. Throughout its history, Indonesia re-
ceive influences from many cultures, including the Chinese, Japanese, Western Christians, Arab
Muslims, and Indian Hindus and Buddhists. All of this is portrayed in their wood carvings of deities
such as Vishnu, Buddha and art forms such as the Chinese and Japanese masks, carvings of fero-
cious winged dragons and also Arabic calligraphy.
With the arrival of European influences, wood carving started to develop along more innovative
and commercial lines. Indonesian craftsmen started to make much more figures in modern style
such as children toys, chest, complete set of tableware and many more.
Technology, as well as social development, has been instrumental in changing the market and
inducing creativity. In the distant past, woodworkers used to rely on woods native to their region,
until transportation and trade innovations made more exotic woods available to the craftsmen, en-
abling new designs and opportunities.
Wood is an abundant resource in Indonesia, the home to one of the largest tropical forest in the
world. The variety is immense, the quality superb. Local craftsmen will use the wood around them to
create goods or artistic masterpieces. Royals and rich patrons of arts would buy those masterpiec-
es, while common people buy ordinary goods to help them with their daily lives. With an ever richer
society, functional goods like kitchen utensils and cutleries become more decorated and elegant.
With the help of technology and globalization, craftsmen
now have varying material at their disposal. With their highly
creative mind, the potential is limitless. On the demand side,
buyers from all over the world now can also enjoy the beauty
of these spectacular works of art. Tourists and merchandis-
ers flock to production centers to buy those goods.
Statistical data shows that the export of statuettes and

other ornament of woods was more than half a billion US
dollar annually. Other wooden items, e.g. wooden frames
and casket and similar items, have similar export value. For
all of those items, Indonesia is the leading world supplier.
Today, this wooden craft industry is

worth billions of dollar annually and em-
ploys workers in the hundreds of thou-
sand. Most of the producers are small
and medium-sized businesses that are
spread all over the country, but mostly
in the rural areas. The goods are sold
through retail and wholesale outlets in
the cities and major tourism and travel
spots.
Though in the beginning craftsmen

carved wood to make ancestral idols
for worships, the craft has developed
to become a fully mature commercial
industry. In addition to satisfying local
markets, the products have been ex-
ported to many countries in the value of
millions of dollar annually, creating pros-
perity along the way.
Woods of
Indonesia
Woods can be sorted into three basic types:
hardwoods typified by tight grain and derived
from broadleaf trees, softwoods from coniferous
trees, and man-made materials such as plywood
and MDF. Most of wooden craft are made from
the first two types.
Teak
The most important wood used in woodcrafting in Indonesia is teak. Woodworking centers like
Jepara and Bojonegoro in Java are famous for using this wood for their highly decorated furniture
and home decorations.
Indonesian teak wood has an excellent history in being used in the manufacture of high quality
and durable products. It is because teak wood is highly water-resistant that products manufactured
or created from it can avoid the fragility to which many other woods are susceptible. It is for this
reason that teak furniture and other teak products, can be enjoyed outdoors, as well as indoors,
being preserved in all seasons and in all weather. Indonesia, as the biggest teak supplier in the
world, is very committed to preserving the teak tree through both practical and visionary government
programs.
The Teak Tree, or Tectona, is one of the tropical hardwood birches, included in the family Ver-
benaceae. This tree is originally from the plantations of South East Asia, and can grow to a height of
30 - 40 m. As part of its life cycle, this tree sheds its leaves every year at dry season. Its longevity is
very great, the teak tree often living to an age of 100 years. Teak is especially noted for its capacity
to withstand changes in the weather and season. One of the reasons for this is the ability of the teak
to bend, but not break, in the face of high winds.
Also, the teak tree resin typically has oil in its galih (Cam-
bium/heartwood) that is highly water resistant. This content
alone can protect the teak from decay, insects, and bacteria.
At the same time, the combination of unique teak tree con-
tent and thick fibers make it easier to cut and then later sculpt
into pleasing forms. Because of this special characteristic, not
found in other trees, there has always been interest in using
teak wood for various types of furniture.
Another reason for the beauty of teak wood products is the special oil content in its heartwood,
which makes this wood always seen to gleam and maintain this glow even if it is left outside for a long
period of time. Additionally, teak wood with its antibacterial characteristics will not become brittle.
The owner of teakwood furniture, therefore, will not even find it necessarily to add a preservative to
keep it looking like new. Even so, it can occasionally benefit from some polishing, or the application
of some varnish, to enhance its natural beauty.
The teak trees found in South-East Asia forests reach a height of up to 150 feet, have reddish-
green leaves with rough skin, and heartwood that is brown to dark gold in color. Of the main teak
producers in the area—Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Philippine, and Malaysia—Indonesia’s teak is
considered the highest quality in the world.
Cultivation and conservation of the Teak tree in Indonesia is managed by the government of
Indonesia through Perum Perhutani. The largest producer of teak in Indonesia is Java. Its geography
and weather are highly suitable for teak tree plantations. Java Island is also a manufacturing center
where many furniture workers are employed to process the wood of the teak tree into unique and
beautiful furniture.
Keruing
Keruing is another commonly used wood for ornaments in interior designs, such as framework,
internal joinery and mouldings, lining, or panelling.
Like other type of wood Dipterocarpus sp has many names: keroewing, kerup, keruing, lagan,
tampudau (Indonesia, Malaysia), yang, gurjun, in, eng, engurgun, kanyin, hollong (Burma), chloeu-
teal, khlong, thbeng, trach (Cambodia), gurjan (India), apitong (the Philippines), hora (Sri Lanka),
dau, tro (Vietnam), eng, phluang, hieng (Thailand). Originating from South East Asia this tree can
reach heights 30 to 60 m across each variety. Trunks measuring between 15 and 25 m in length
are straight and cylindrical with diameters between 0.9 and 1.8 m, often with a long root buttress.
Keruing is a hardwood and has straight grain, sometimes shallow interlocked grain. Surface
finishing is not particularly long-lasting for outdoor applications. Surface finish durability can be im-
proved by treating the wood with a cellulose-based lacquer solution or
acetone followed by pore filler. A thin preparation layer should be reap-
plied over the pore filler before applying the varnish system.
Ebony
If there is medium to small wood sculpture and ornament with ex-
pensive brown black hard wood, it must be made from ebony. Makassar
Ebony (Diospyros celebica), is a species of flowering tree in the family
Ebenaceae that is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its
common name is derived from the main seaport on the island, Makassar. It is considered a highly
valuable wood for turnery, fine cabinet work and joinery, and is much sought for posts (tokobashira)
in traditional Japanese houses. That is why Japan used to be the main importer for this wood. One
famous wooden craft from Sulawesi is the ship miniature and the good ones are commonly made
from ebony.
The tree grows up to 40 meters height with 100 cm in diameter under favorable circumstances,
although such trees are rarely seen nowadays. The wood is variegated, streaky brown and black,
nearly always wide striped. As this exceptionally beautiful species ebony has been much appreciated
by woodworkers all over the world through the past 2 centuries, it has now become a very scarce
and expensive timber. The small available amounts on the market have led to very high prices,
Makassar ebony nowadays belongs to the highest priced timbers on the world. The region of growth
is quite restricted. Many craftsmen have switched to sonokeling for substitute because both have
similar appearance.
Sonokeling
In Indonesia, species Dalbergia latifolia has been known as sonokeling/
sanakeling because of the color is dark or dark brown. This species is included as
hardwood and has beautiful grain. There are several trading name for Dalbergia
latifolia such as Indian rosewood, Bombay blackwood and Jave palisander. This
type of wood often used for carving and wood sculpture because its beauty and
durability.
Coconut Tree
Not to be forgotten is coconut tree or cocos
nucifera. Nearly all parts of the coconut palm are
useful. People associate the coconut palm with
relaxation and shade looking out over the sea to
the horizon under coconut trees that grows 50-80
feet. It may take a year or so for coconut tree to
mature. The wood can be used for home ware
especially for kitchen and dining utensil. It can
be found in many traditional markets as well as
huge supermarkets. Coconut shells are used as
bowls and in the manufacture of various crafts
products. Dried half coconut shells can also be
used as the bodies of musical instruments such as rebana.
Mahogany
Mahogany is also popular for wooden craft, especially in making huge wood sculpture. Large
size of wood is available for Mahogany compared to other woods for sculpture and carving. Carv-
ing quality of this wood is the same with sonokeling. Mahogany has a
generally straight grain and is usually free of voids and pockets. It has a
reddish-brown color, which darkens over time, and displays a beautiful
reddish sheen when polished. It has excellent workability, and is very
durable. These properties make it a favorable wood for crafting furniture.
Mahogany is also commonly used for non-acoustic guitar. The wood

is most often used to make the back, sides, or neck of a guitar, but it
is sometimes used to make the top (soundboard) as well. Guitars with
mahogany soundboards tend to have a softer, darker tone than those
made from spruce tree. These acoustic guitars can be found in home in-
dustry in Yogyakarta and Surabaya. Nowadays, mahogany is now being
used for the bodies of high-end stereo, phonographic record cartridges, and for stereo headphones
where it is noted for “warm” or “musical” sound.
Other Woods
Indonesia’s tropical oak or rain tree or Samanea Saman or suar or trembesi
has good quality carving as good as teak wood but it has lower price than teak,
and therefore it can substitute teak wood in material for wood carving. Besides
the rain tree, there are also Artocarpus heterophylla or jackfruit tree and Zan-
thoxylum rhetsa or crocodile tree which has same quality of carving as teak
wood with much lower price. But the used of jackfruit tree is not so popular as
rain tree or crocodile tree (Pangkal Buaya – Indonesian name).
Rain tree is easily recognized by its characteristic umbrella-shaped

canopy. When grown in the open, the tree usually reaches 15–25 m
(50–80 ft) in height with a canopy diameter wider than the tree is tall. Rain
tree is most important as a shade tree on small farms, along roads, in
parks and pastures. The wood has limited use for carved bowls in local
markets; it could be developed more widely as a commercial wood.
In Indonesia wooden craft made from rain tree wood can be

found in Bali. The color of wood is a little brighter than teak but
carving quality is about the same. Most of mass production of
wood statues in Bali use rain tree. Not only the small size of
product but also big size of wood statue made from rain tree
is available with more reasonable price. Many of house orna-
ment for interior design also can be made from this rain tree.
There is one type of wood that is different than the

others in wooden craft. We are talking about the fra-
grance wood, wood that has special scent. In Indonesia
there are two kinds of fragrance woods. First is cen-
dana or sandal wood and the other one is gaharu or
Aquilaria spp, both woods contain aromatic resin and
only available in small sized wooden products. The
prices of these fragrance wood is relatively high.
Variety of
Indonesian
Woodworks
Wood can be formed into many things:

from the highly functional utensils and
chests, to beautiful wall decorations and
calligraphy; from a simple toy to the highly
elaborate ship miniatures.
For further understanding about various woodworks as
wooden craft, it is much better to know the classification how the
product is being made. In general there are three classification: first
is pure handmade product, second is manufactured by machine, and the third is
the combination between handmade and machine-made. All of them have a variety
of shapes and sizes. Seen from the functional point of view, the products can be
divided into two categories: pure art products and products with functional use (not
pure art product). There are variety of woodwork that Indonesia is famous for. By
definition, woodworks means things made of wood or work done in wood. However
woodworks that discussed here are woodworks that goes to wooden craft as a
pure art product and art product with functional use but not as furniture.
Statue and Statuettes

The most favorite woodwork from Indonesia that has very special character
and truly Indonesia is wood statuettes. The skill as a great sculpture has passed
from generation to generation, it becomes tradition and character for certain indus-
try center. In Bali, traditional sculptures can be found everywhere in the island but
the skill is originally comes from small village in Ubud, Gianyar district, Bali.
The figure is taken from the story of Ramayana and Royal Court epics
such as Rama-Shinta statue, Ganesha statue, Balinese dancer statue,
etc. All figures have strong traditional character that related with their
day to day lives. In some parts of the island also produced natural-
ist sculpture with human, animal or foliage figures for wood
statuettes. Sometimes the inspiration for the products is
taken from Chinese or Japanese characters like dragon or
fish or plants. Product of naturalist sculpture can be found
not only in Bali but also in Jepara and Yogyakarta. The last
type of wood statuettes is the abstract form. The product
can be seen in so much simple way with not many carving
compare to traditional or naturalist sculptures. Many home in-
dustries in eastern Java also made these abstract figures.
11
Wooden Batik
Another type of wooden prod-
uct from Indonesia and considered to be
a great innovation in creativity is wooden
batik. It is ranging from decorative items
such as figurines, wall-hanging masks,
puppets (wayang) to functional products
such as wall-hanging framed mirrors, fruit
plates, handy mirrors and jewelry boxes.
Krebet village in Bantul, Yogyakarta is
considered the heaven for wooden batik
makers.
Wall Hanged
There are various items in this category. Most wall-hanged sculp-
tures borrow themes from Indonesian epics. Central Java, East Java and
Bali produce a lot of them. Calligraphy also belongs in this category and
Ambarawa is the place for calligraphy wall-hanging.
Other type of wall-hanging is wall-hanging mask; the mask is

carved beautifully following the character from the story that being told in tra-
ditional dances. From the character of the face in the mask can be known
from which area the mask from. Usually wall-hanging mask come from
area that has famous mask dances like Malang, Jakarta and Yogyakarta.
Another one is wall-hanging stick. It is used to demonstrate cloth

like batik or hand woven fabrics, therefore this product can be found in
the areas famous for their handmade fabrics, e.g. Samosir island in North
Sumatra, Central Java and East Nusa Tenggara. But besides those areas,
wall-hanging stick can easily found in many art shops throughout the cities
in Indonesia. Wood frames are also one of the favorite products from Indo-
nesia, it is used to frame mirror or paintings.
Primitive Carvings
In the eastern part of Indonesia, Papua is also famous for
its woodwork. Different from other areas, Papua is famous for its
antique primitive carving. Asmat war shield considered as antique
carving and only few originals are left. The head section is usually
filigreed into two ancestor figures. The largest designs on the body
are bipane, shell nosepiece motifs; the smaller ones include cuscus
tails and two ancestor figures on the right top and bottom. Papuan
motifs are similar with aboriginal motifs. Oddly, the industrial center
for modern aboriginal motifs is not in Papua, but in West Java.
Utensils and Households Items

Wooden utensils can be found everywhere in Indone-
sia. Tableware utensils are used at the table for holding, serv-
ing, and handling food and drink. It includes various types of
hollow-ware (plate, bowl and other containers to served food),
flatware (spoons and forks), cutlery (knives) and place mate.
Wooden kitchen utensils are spatulas, pastry pins, mortar and
pestles, spreaders and the likes. While for the household there
are broom, lamp, basket, vessels, stick etc. The product is usu-
ally mass manufactured for export quality product and combina-
tion handmade and machine.
Wooden Toys, Musical Instruments and Miniatures

In this type, Indonesia there are many children educational toys that
are still semi-handmade. Indonesia also has plenty of home industry for music
instruments like acoustic guitar and electric guitar. Wood miniature can be
found in many areas in Indonesia. Ship miniatures can be found in Makasar
of South Sulawesi and Mojokerto in East Java. Those two places are famous
for their pinisi miniatures
INDONESIAN
WOODWORKING IN-
DUSTRY
The Industry Development
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood. As the home
of one of the largest tropical forest in the world, it is an important industry for Indonesia. While many
big companies are involved in timber, plywood, paper and pulp, and furniture, wood-based handi-
craft industry usually involved small businesses, especially home industries. Many of the products
are consumed domestically (e.g. for home decorations, religious usage, tableware, etc.), but more
are exported. In this aspect, the industry is also highly intertwined with the tourism industry. Many of
the products are bought by tourists and tourism further spread the reputation of those Indonesian
products. In return, the quality of the goods attracts more tourists and business travelers.
Small and Medium Industries (SMEs) that has export orientation can be classified into two types
which as Direct Exporter and Indirect Exporter. Indonesia wooden craft SMEs in particular has export
orientation but fall to second type classification which is indirect exporter. Most of them will sell their
product to buying agent or third party as part of the distribution channel. Reports show that 91.3%
of SMEs with export orientation is doing indirect export and only 8.7% are direct exporters.
Because woodcarving and other crafts are usually a family business or an inherited profession,
the woodcrafting skills in small-scale enterprises are generally passed from parents to children or
attained from the local community. However, skills in making new designs are only owned by cer-
tain people/artists/craftsmen. These few talented individuals become the designer, trendsetter, and
engine of the whole village community. As the field grows to become an industry and orders flowing
in from overseas, the design received more influence from the buying party. Inputs in designs and
processes have further push the development of the industry. In major industrial centers like Bali and
around central Java area, craftsmen have not only produced traditional products and designs, but
also highly competitive ones for the world markets.
Role of Government
There is no doubt about the ability of Indonesian craftsmen, especially for wood. They are very
skillful, producing high quality of wood product. Therefore Indonesian government takes very impor-
tant role in developing wooden crafts industry. So far government has taken serious action by doing
technology research for wood product development. This action has been done by IPTEKDA-LIPI
with local universities near the industrial centers (e.g. IPTEKDA-LIPI & March Eleven University- Sura-
karta). The purposes of such actions are to enhance product quality, make more product diversi-
fication and learn how to market the product directly abroad. In addition to technology research,
Indonesian government, through its local council, is educating many SMEs by training and mentoring
the SMEs. By doing so it is expected that the craftsmen and SMEs will have enough tools needed to
produce export quality products from raw material, understand the importance of records and book-
keeping of their businesses, and craftsmen are aware of the importance of design development and
have good quality control of their product.
Not only in product development, Indonesian government also pays attention in raw material
resources. Important action has been made to fight illegal logging by signing Bali Declaration. This
action is part of Indonesian government responsibility to keep and maintain greener and safer world.
Indonesian government is aware that ongoing destruction of the world’s forests is too often consid-
ered as a purely environmental issue, and many people in the world misunderstand the forces which
are driving this destruction. Therefore Indonesian government recommends all industry related with
wood product should have eco-label certification to guarantee that the source of log comes from
legal source and keep our forest green. On October 2004 Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI) or Indo-
nesian Eco-label Institute has changed into LEI-CBO or Constituent Based Organization.
To socialize the ecolabel program the government makes capacity building programs for certifi-
cation bodies, evaluator, accreditation personnel, and testing laboratories as well as acquire techni-
cal support from GEN or other eco-labeling programs.
More efforts from the Government has been done for wooden crafts SMEs to grow and develop
better and steadier, like marketing coaching about export activity related to wooden craft prod-
uct. Indonesian government also helps SMEs in promoting their product locally and internationally
through national expos like Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) or Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC)
abroad. However more effort needs to be done to make wooden crafts industry grows steadier.
North Sumatera
The gorga designs in many
traditional homes are animistic,
a remnant of past history of the
Kalimantan ( Borneo)
Batak people. Its dense forest provide local crafts-
men with unlimited possibility, from
houses to tables to blades with
decorative motifs.
Sumedang
The Cipacing district is a
renown producer of colorful
aboriginal-style statues and
other decorative items.
Yogyakarta
The Javanese heritage of
batik art is implemented
in many wooden crafts,
e.g. table ware, utensils,
statues, mirror frames, wall
decorations.
Surabaya
Malang Mojokerto A unique item is produced
here: gigantic chess sets,
Long a producer of wooden masks for
Talented craftsmen has revived some are as tall as an adult
traditional dances, the most recent product
the ancient imperial boats of Ma- person.
is colorful decorative items.
japahit Kingdom through detailed
and decorative miniatures.
centers of
production
Toraja
Torajan motifs featured
regularity and order,
abstracts and geometrical
designs.
Kendari
Local craftsmen are now
producing natural-shaped
wooden arts.
Lombok
Cukli design is the result of lo-
cal innovation, utilizing unused
sea shells as ornament.
Bali Papua
Wooden crafts made by the
The distinctive designs of Asmat people are famous in
deities and mythical beings the art circle in the West.
are deeply rooted in its
religious heritage.
Industrial Centers in Indonesia
Indonesia is large and diverse. The characteristics and development of each area are distinct. Bali
and Java are by far the most dynamic due to its population size and socio-economic developments.
Yet, other provinces are not far behind and have plenty to offer, as the following text illustrates.
North Sumatera
There are two islands in North Sumatera that become destination for foreign buyers: Nias and
Samosir. The people of these two islands have distinct cultures. One interesting part about wood
sculpture in these islands is the talking puppet which many believed to be able to move because of
the spirit of their ancestors.
The island of Nias has been isolated from the rest of the world until the end of the 19th century.
European missionaries “discovered” there primitive people, living almost in the Stone Age. Today,
Nias is interesting for its unique traditions. Nias Island has around 600,000 inhabitants and is located
125 km off the west coast of North Sumatera. Besides the popularity of the wave, which is one of the
world’s best waves in for national and international surfers, Nias is also rich of tradition and cultural
heritage. The handicrafts are influenced by megalithic culture. There are sculptures with animal fig-
ures like lizard, monkey, snake and crocodile in the local inhabitants’ wall in their house. Most of the
traditional villages in Nias are handicraft producers. There are approximately 100 small enterprises
with 200 workers.
Samosir is an island of 130,000 people in Lake Toba, Indonesia’s largest lake. Approximately
520 sq km in area, the island occupies nearly half the lake and is joined to its western shore by an
isthmus, at which point is the island’s principal town, Pangururan. The mountain Dolok Pusubukit
on the isthmus joining Samosir to the mainland is believed to have been the home of the first Batak,
the mythical first ancestor of the Batak people who inhabit much of North Sumatera. There are many
shops in this island that sell Batak wood carving and sculpture as part of tourism center. Wood carv-
ing and sculpture in this island is called gorga. Batak Gorga is traditional Batak carving & sculpture
with three colors: red-black-white. These three colors are called bolit. Material used for gorga is
smooth wood like ungil, ingul or humbang wood.
West Java
Wood sculpture can be found in Subang Regency at
Pagaden, Binong, Subang and Jalancagak. The product
is varied, e.g. animal miniature, Cirebon mask and wayang
golek (miniature puppets). The craftsmen are scattered. At
least there are hundreds of craftsmen in every SME and at
least there are one SME in each village. However because
Subang is not a tourism area, most products are sold in tour-
ism area such as in Bali or Yogyakarta.
Other parts of West Java that is also woodcraft produc-

tion center is Cipacing village in Sumedang Regency. Crafts-
men in this village produce aboriginal style woodcrafts (char-
acterized by their many colorful dots). The product is sold
mostly through buying agents in Bali.
There are at least 271 SMEs in West Java that absorb wayang golek
more than 900 workers with production value more than Rp.
2.080.000.000,-.The biggest production center is located in
Binong sub-district of Subang.
Central Java & Yogyakarta

There are over 800 SMEs scattered in Central Java and Yogyakarta, in addition to larger com-
panies. This region is perhaps the center of Indonesian handicraft industry in Indonesia. Traditional
wood carving, sculpture and modern wood craft can be found in these provinces. Wooden craft
production center absorb more than 3,000 workers with monthly production of billions of rupiah.
Batik is a traditional art in Java. It is recognized by UNESCO to be Indonesian heritage. Indonesians,
Javanese especially are very proud of it. Batik production on cloth is common, but not so with the
one on wood or what we called wooden batik. Krebet village located in Sendangsari area, the sub-
district of Pajangan, 30 minutes from the city of Yogyakarta is the place for wooden batik. This village
is known as wooden batik village. This tourism village produces variety of wooden batik crafts, such
as batik masks, jewelry cases, wooden statue, etc.
They are reasonably inexpensive and varied according to the quality and complexity of the mak-
ing. Visitors can also observe the process of making wooden batik while staying in a home-stay
with village/countryside themes. The most interesting part for tourist is learning how to make wood
batik. Tourist not only learning ordinary patterns of wood batik but also Royal classical patterns of
batik such as parangrusak, parangbarong, kawung, garuda, sidomukti, sidorahayu. These classic
patterns are already well known and always in high demand.
Wooden toys are popular nowadays not only for children

but also for adult. One of the examples is wooden toys of
cars, motorcycles, aircrafts, ships, etc. These items are for
collector with very high value. Manufacture of fine quality
wooden toy and replica products can be found in Woodcycle
Art at Pasar Jambon Street, Biru, Trihanggo, Gamping-Sle-
man, Yogyakarta.
At the beginning this small medium enterprise only pro-

duces wooden toys but since there are many inquiries of the
wooden model, in addition to their experience, the craftsmen
produce wooden replica models with high level of details tak-
en from various kinds of vehicles like antique cars, sport cars,
motorcycles, heavy equipment, ships, aircrafts, military ve-
hicle etc. Replica models require high level of craftsmanship;
the elaborate works need skilled and dedicated craftsmen.
In addition to mass products, the craftsmen can make spe-
cial products based on special orders from customers. The
masterpiece is only made a few units a year. It is a special
product which has high sense of art and has product parts or
components of more than a thousand pieces of wood.
East Java
In East Java there are plenty of producers of wooden craft. SMEs mostly work on traditional
style of woodcarving or sculpture. Big enterprise can be found in Surabaya, the provincial capital,
and producing more modern style of woodworking. Not as many as in Central Java, the number
of SMEs in East Java reaches more than 400 SMEs involving about 1,000 workers, plus some big
enterprises. Most of them are not only having their own export oriented products but also as a sup-
porting production center for Bali.
In Surabaya there are companies that have special-
ized in making all kind of wooden-chess, e.g. ABC-Chess
and Giant Chess. Both companies have good reputation in
making high quality wooden chess. The companies not only
produce small chess but also big wooden chess for garden
decoration. The business brought together their artistic tal-
ents to create beautiful, hand-crafted reproduction antique,
and ornamental chess sets. The products are made of the
finest materials, especially original Indonesian teak or ma-
hogany, prized for its strength, the beauty of its grain, and
because it is highly suited to finely engraved sculpting. The
product has been exported to many countries and has well
known clients from individuals to 5 stars hotels.
In Malang, to be exact in the Kedung Monggo village, Pakisaji sub-distric and in the Jabung
village, Tumpang sub-distric, lots of mask are made for the performance of an opera or “wayang
topeng”. Malang masks are unique, unlike any other style found in Java. There are five typical colours
used to decorate the masks. Red symbolizes courage, black symbolizes determined ambitions, yel-
low symbolizes wisdom, white indicates purified character while green indicates peace. The masks
of Malang (topeng Malang) has special characteristics, such as their thick wood of randu wood
(capok tree) or “cangkring”, which is rather dark in color, with a carving on the forehead which is
specially bulging, fashioned with a square chin and high cheek-bones. Some mask making require
rituals as they are said to have magical power.
Malang has other wooden products: musical instruments, toys, and miniatures, to name a few.
A visit to the Kendedes Art Center can give visitors a glimpse of that variety.
North of Malang is Mojokerto. More than 500 years ago, the region was the seat of a South-
East Asian empire, the Mojopahit. A resident of the city of Mojokerto, Mr. Djuhhari Witjaksono, has
brought to life a structure of that glorious kingdom: its sea-going vessel. By studying old manuscripts
and relief of ancient stone buildings, he reconstructed Mojopahit ships and made its miniatures. He
produced other boat miniatures, e.g. Columbus’s ships and Navy’s warships, but Mojopahit’s ships
are his masterpiece. The design is highly valued and there is plan to reproduce a real-sized ship that
would travel the oceans of Indonesia, just like its predecessors did centuries ago.
Looking for good quality of calligraphy then you must come to Sidoarjo. Its export of quality cal-
ligraphies has reached Middle Eastern countries e.g. Iran, UEA etc. Sidoarjo calligraphy craftsmen
make a variety of size in calligraphy with rectangular shape, circle or just square. Their calligraphy
made of good quality of wood such as teak and mahogany.
Bali
Wood carving has a very long history in Bali. At the Elephant Cave
(Goa Gajah) near Bedulu, Gianyar - elaborate Buddhist style carvings cov-
er the entrance near the cave. This carving dates to the 9th Century. The
craft of woodcarving has never existed in Bali solely for decoration purposes.
Woodcarving is largely linked to religious tradition in Balinese home.
Woodcarving for commercial purpose probably started around 1935. The Dutch traders firstly
introduce Balinese woodcarving to Europe. Today, many Dutch museums still own a huge collection
of Balinese woodcarving. The Dutch take-over of Southern Bali in 1906-1908 not only destroyed the
traditional courts of the island but it also shattered the old system of art production. There were new
patrons of the arts, and the artists made works that were commodities instead of items of religious
use of content. This has an important impact on the production of carvings which could now be
made with free themes and content. The new freedom of expression was turning a formerly religious
art into mere handicraft. At this stage Bali was ‘discovered’ by Western artists whose influence would
give a new turn to the evolution of its arts. Several of them elected residence in Ubud, in particular
Walter Spies (1895-1942) and Rudolf Bennet (1895-1978). With the support of the Sukawati Royal
House of Ubud they set to encourage the budding renewal of sculpture and painting, distributing
material and guiding the artists with advice and criticism. This movement encourages woodcarvers
to explore new style and carving technique—the usage of the products also expand to decorative
and commercial purpose.
In 1969 a new opportunity arose for the industry as the Government of Indonesia started to
promote tourism in Bali. A lot of foreign tourist came to Bali and many woodcarving centers started
to emerge in the surrounding village of Mas. For example in Kemenuh, woodcarving co-operative
for handicraft purpose was established. This co-operative provides material, marketing and financial
assistance. Later on, a segment of the industry started to develop into mass-production industry.
The products have less intricate desing and therefore need lesser carving skills. They are considered
lower in quality, but have impact on more people and communities as well as bigger revenue.
A variety of woods are used, for example, teak, balinese jack, ebony, marbao, and sandal wood.
Other woods are available to special order. These woods can be polished or kept as natural wood
finish or even painted. The paints used are of the best quality and will withstand many years of heavy
weathering without fading. Twenty-two karat gold paint and gold leaf are also available and used fre-
quently. Prices vary slightly with the cost of raw materials and amount of labor involved
in production. And most of these materials are come from around Indonesia to get
the high quality piece of art.
Maluku
List of Production Center in Maluku

Production Center Village Sub District SMEs (unit) Worker Production Value
(Rp. 000)
Wood sculpture Tumbur Tanimbar Selatan 5 10 21840
Wood sculpture Benteng Nusaniwe 3 8 10080
Wood carving Ahuru Sirimau 6 15 6720

Source: Directorate General of Small & Medium Enterprise, Ministry of Industry.
Sulawesi
Sulawesi Island is the place where black wood or Indonesian ebony grow. Therefore many of the
craftsmen are focus on making wood craft based on ebony because the material is so special. Today
ebony wood considered as difficult wood to find and almost vanished.
List of Production Center in Sulawesi

Province SMEs (unit) Worker Production Value (Rp. 000)
West Sulawesi 101 244 505,113
South Sulawesi 317 923 242,391
Central Sulawesi 72 168 51,710
South East Sulawesi 56 329 111,394
North Sulawesi 214 412 721,975

Gembol woodcraft is special product from South East Sulawesi. The name is unique
and become product on Kendari though actually this craft were brought by Japanese
long time ago to Kendari.
The craft looks like wood carving but actually it is totally different. The wood shape
is not handmade but nature made. The material taken from root or plant branch of Jati,
Tolinti, Cendana dan Beropa, plants that grows subur in Kendari.
With the touch of talented Kendari craftsmen the log has changed dramatically into some-
thing new and different that has artistic value. Gembol can be created for clock, ashtray
or animal sculpture or big furniture like table and chair. So far Gembol has ben exported
to Korea, Japan, Europe and Middle East. Gembol production center can be found along
Khairil Anwar Street in Kendari, South East Sulawesi.
Kalimantan (Borneo)
This island is home to one of the largest forest in the world, which in-
cludes the famous borneo wood. Though rich in wood, most of its timbers
are now absorbed by large factories, producing plywood, paper, furniture,
building materials, and the like. However, the people are also skillful in craft-
ing beautiful products from their greatest natural resource.
List of Production Center in Kalimantan

Province SMEs (unit) Worker Production Value (Rp. 000)
West Kalimantan 3 20 7,711
South Kalimantan 41 71 44,500
Central Kalimantan 8 20 9,659
East Kalimantan 73 227 254,382

Nusa Tenggara
List of Production Center in West Nusa Tenggara

District Production Center Village Sub district SMEs (unit)
Dompu Wood craft Matua Woja 5
Dompu Wood craft Saneo Dompu 3
Lombok Wood carving Beleka Praya timur 25
Lombok Wood carving Ganti Praya timur 20
Lombok Wood carving Marong Praya timur 20
Lombok Wood carving Jerowaru Keruak 29
Lombok Wood sculpture Pemongkon Keruak 13
Lombok Wood sculpture Sukaraja Keruak 15
List of Production Center in East Nusa Tenggara

Kupang Wood Craft Oebobo Kupang selatan 10
Mangga Wood Carving Tenda Langke Rembang 20
Mangga Wood Carving Tenda Langke Rembang 20
Sikka Wood Craft Lela Lela 20
Timor Tengah Wood Carving Nifuleo Amanatun Selatan 25
Timor Tengah Wood Carving Soe Kota Soe 20
Timor tengah Wood craft Kefa selatan Kota Kefa 10
In West Nusa Tenggara there is a unique wood craft with
the name of cukli and made of Enau wood and pearl sea shell.
It has so many features from furniture to household utensils.
The strong character of cukli is wood pasted with sea shells.
Local people started to make cukli in 1980 when many sea
shells were wasted, because during that time the local people
only focus on pearl and the shells were consider as waste.
This until a man named Zuhdi came up with a brilliant and

creative idea to change the waste into something useful. He
started to experiment with the shell in his house in Rungkak
Jangkuk village, Mataram. After experimenting for quite long,
Zuhdi hard work brought a good result. Many customers like
his product and since then cukli keeps developed. From small
item like tableware, kitchen utensil to tables and chairs; every-
thing is sparkling. As the pioner, Zuhdi teach his environment
how to make cukli and now the village has known as one of
production center for cukli. Zuhdi received Upakarti medal on
1993 for his hard work to his neighborhood regarding cukli
woodcraft
Today, productions are centered
in Rungkak Jangkuk village, Sayang-
sayang district, Mataram and Sesela
Vilage, Gunungsari district, West Lom-
bok. Cukli has been exported to as
many as 26 countries and valued as
much as USD 65,690 in 2004. Many
claimed that cukli to be a Balinese or
Javanese product. This is because ex-
ports of cukli have to go through ports
in Bali or Surabaya. Lombok crafts-
men are now asking local government
to make copyright for cukli as one of
Lombok original woodcraft.
Papua
Papua is a land of contrasts, with some of the most impenetrable jungles in the world and snow-
capped mountain peaks towering over glacial lakes. Papua is Indonesia’s largest and eastern-most
province and covers the western half of the world’s second largest island, New Guinea. It is a land of
exceptional natural grandeur: with beautiful scenic beaches, immense stretches of marshlands, cool
grassy meadows and powerful rivers carving gorges through dense primeval forests.
In the Papua province of Indonesia there is an ethnic group known as the Asmat. The Asmats—a
tribal group of around 70,000 peopele—inhabit a region on the island’s southwestern coast, totaling
approximately 19,000 square kilometers consisting of mangrove, tidal swamp, freshwater swamp,
and lowland rainforest. They are renowned for their artistic primitive woodcarving.
List of Production Center in Papua

Merauke Traditional Wood carving Baritem Agats 10
Merauke Traditional Wood carving Basim Pantai kasua 10
Merauke Traditional Wood carving Ocenep Pantai Kasua 10
Merauke Traditional Wood carving Owus Agats 10
Merauke Traditional Wood carving Sawaerma Sawaerma 10
The Asmat believes that all things have a spirit - humans, animals, plants etc. Even
special locations such as a waterfall or the bottom of a river have spirits. In addition, they
also believe that the world is divided between that which can be seen and that which is
unseen—the realm of the spirits.
Though there is a general similarity running through the carved design of most
races of primitive culture, Asmat art is in great demand, not only from collectors but
also museums around the world. The art can take several forms and the two predomi-
nant woods used are Ironwood and Mangrove. Apart from the masks and shields the
Asmat carve and decorate, they also carve poles known as bisj and these are carved
out of one piece of mangrove. There are also boats, panels, and drums. Other art
takes the form of stylized creatures.
Asmat people drew the patterns from daily lives and experiences, animals and
trees. Their skill in woodcarving is considered one of the best in the Pacific region.
Unlike in many other regions in the world, carving is more than a way to earn a liv-
ing. For the Asmats, carving has a deep spiritual
value.
At the beginning of October each year, the

Asmat Festival is held. This colorful and spec-
tacular festival includes events like canoe rac-
ing, a carving competition and dancing. People
come from all around the world just for this fes-
tival. If you are considering going to the festival
it is strongly suggested that you book your ac-
commodation well in advance.
Primitive carving, generally, shows that

very similar stages of artistic development are
passed through by men of every age and race.
The art of Asmat wood carving has become a
tradition and a necessity for many Asmat stu-
dents paying for their own studies in Jayapura.
The price of an Asmat wood carving can vary
dramatically depending on circumstances. An
Asmat woodcarving can fetch tens of millions of
rupiah during auctions held at the annual Asmat
Cultural Festival. Purchasers are usually foreign
collectors and tourists.
Global Business
of Wooden Craft
Competition in Global Market
Indonesian export in wooden craft has these following competitive advantages :
1. Most of Indonesian wooden craft are made from tropical wood that scattered in many In-
donesian forest and not be available in America as the biggest country destination or other
part of the world
2. Indonesian wooden craft are mostly handmade product thus with reasonable price
3. Global trend for everything back in nature makes natural product renowned
Indonesian Wooden Craft Industry In Figures
There are many wooden craft centers in Indonesia scattered in many towns however not all of
them can do export on their own and have to acquire the raw materials through the help of their
local government. The gates for export are mainly Indonesia big cities and raw material can come
from other regions/islands.
EXPORT OF HS 4414 (WOODEN FRAMES FOR PAINTINGS,PHOTOGRAPHS,
MIRRORS OR SIMILAR OBJECTS)
VALUE: US$
PROVINCE
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
D K I JAKARTA 57,738,766 66,589,810 71,819,255 79,235,231 78,368,583

CENTRAL JAVA 8,952,516 11,988,911 13,709,021 16,316,517 11,287,860
SOUTH SUMATERA 915,341 786,155 1,037,632 998,730 4,253,272
NORTH SUMATERA 598,657 281,913 11,015,870 17,125,297 3,547,112
EAST JAVA 2,752,562 2,899,796 3,260,454 2,012,228 651,192
B A L I 13,407 96,910 15,315 31,128 17,791
R I A U 4,280 1 212,936 10,254 83
EAST NUSA TENGGARA 174 289 35 - -
WEST KALIMANTAN 25,587 - 13,795 - -
SOUTH KALIMANTAN 24 16,594 - - -
EAST KALIMANTAN 101 - - - -
Source : BPS - Statistics Indonesia
BUSINESS TREND HS 4414
120,000,000
100,000,000
80,000,000
Value US$
60,000,000
40,000,000
20,000,000
2004
Source : BPS - Statistics Indonesia 2005 2006
2007
2008
From the figure above we can see that export of this category is increasing though there was
a slight reduction national export in year 2008. Over all it has positive trend from 2004 to 2008 with
10.34% increase.
EXPORT OF HS 4419 (TABLEWARE AND KITCHENWARE, OF
WOOD)
VALUE: US$
PROVINCE
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
CENTRAL JAVA 287,245 21,688 89,890 828,617 1,177,319

D K I JAKARTA 1,299,929 527,822 891,691 857,581 846,967
LAMPUNG 172,104 232,782 213,080 604,651 665,058
EAST JAVA 722,376 60,823 197,713 598,969 465,354
SOUTH SUMATERA 130,757 85,835 73,156 72,112 339,958
CENTRAL SULAWESI 19,449 - - 27,079 84,028
NORTH SULAWESI 231,074 294,443 288,817 2,176 20,273
SOUTH KALIMANTAN 17,072 10,070 13,361 28,586 19,362
B A L I 10,428 39,797 4,824 5,561 1,583
SOUTH SULAWESI 7,207 18,992 - - -
D.I. YOGYAKARTA - - - - -
CENTRAL KALIMANTAN - - - 96,221 -
WEST KALIMANTAN - - 52,275 26,305 -
WEST SUMATERA 3,090 - - - -
R I A U 8,627 5,147 6,515 262 -
J A M B I 8,249 1,314 - - -
EAST KALIMANTAN 17,357 29,846 21,804 488,090 -
4,000,000
3,000,000
Value US$
2,000,000
1,000,000
-
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Tableware and kitchenware are also promising proven by 15.33% rising trend. Our unique de-
sign in tableware and kitchenware are in high demand but not like other articles, ecolabel certification
is still rare for this article.
EXPORT OF HS 4420 (WOOD MARQUETRY AND INLAID WOOD; CASES ETC.
FOR JEWELRY OR CUTLERY AND SIMILAR AR TICLES,STATUETTES &
OTHER ORNAMENTS OF WOOD)
VALUE: US$
PROVINCE
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
CENTRAL JAVA 18,621,186 25,717,633 21,281,092 60,102,402 55,601,762

EAST JAVA 70,323,144 76,586,129 102,935,110 107,030,664 50,493,759
D K I JAKARTA 4,523,569 7,703,727 7,576,260 6,674,859 40,390,178
B A L I 8,603,710 11,660,118 10,332,840 11,986,213 4,840,507
SOUTH SUMATERA 19,999 - 30,777 9,441 1,335,590
NORTH SUMATERA 65,535 17,160 37,581 12,063 854,577
SOUTH SULAWESI 316,728 262,428 257,016 500,697 332,392
EAST KALIMANTAN 498,246 33,130 8,689 65,107 9,847
CENTRAL SULAWESI - 6,520 17,449 6,238 9,478
D.I. YOGYAKARTA 11,114 2,572 4,135 42,842 5,960
NANGROE ACEH DARUSALAM 10,827 1,131 - - -
NORTH MALUKU - - 777 - -
LAMPUNG 211 119 - - -
WEST SUMATERA 486,158 - 308 - -
PAPUA 11,600 - - - -
NORTH SULAWESI 4,687 - 90 - -
SOUTH KALIMANTAN 69,829 3,335 64,389 7,758 -
CENTRAL KALIMANTAN - 6,951 - - -
WEST KALIMANTAN 92,489 450 - - -
WEST NUSA TENGGARA - 1,350 - - -
WEST JAVA 6 - 579 12,804 -
R I A U 201,321 176,697 116,884 1,707,041 -
200,000,000
Value US$
100,000,000
-
2004
2005
2006
Source : BPS - Statistics Indonesia 2007
2008
Article in 4420 nowadays has become more familiar with ecolabelling certification for the article
specially when the article is exported to Western countries like the US. From the past 5 years the
figures above shows a 12.95% positive trend for this business.
EXPORT OF HS 4421 (OTHER ARTICLES OF
WOOD)
VALUE: US$
PROVINCE
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
D K I JAKARTA 29,392,538 19,838,302 9,997,877 7,869,959 5,985,549

SOUTH SULAWESI - - 5,199,524 6,355,815 3,233,639
SOUTH SUMATERA 899,380 140,873 67,798 2,628 1,537,174
SOUTH KALIMANTAN 766,162 299,820 124,102 1,180,763 670,954
EAST JAVA 1,357,289 1,792,162 2,081,975 1,047,142 449,069
CENTRAL JAVA 1,825,976 1,043,683 898,048 611,100 431,722
CENTRAL KALIMANTAN - - 458,564 - 151,408
R I A U 150,135 1,076,757 81,077 1,962 97,488
B A L I 77,522 81,507 216,919 39,041 37,388
CENTRAL SULAWESI - 11,085 21,035 5,550 13,807
D.I. YOGYAKARTA - 1,160 296 - 105
EAST KALIMANTAN 8,641 3,911 324 16,688 71
NORTH SUMATERA 2,752,846 192,350 26,877 33 40
WEST KALIMANTAN 163,857 14,913 79,749 - -
EAST NUSA TENGGARA 16 - - - -
WEST JAVA - - - 4,777 -
J A M B I 5,705,363 486,648 98,128 - -
WEST SUMATERA - - - 16,563 -
EAST NORTH SULAWESI 2,290 - - - -
LAMPUNG 10,991 3,700 4,650 - -
50,000,000
40,000,000
Value US$
30,000,000
20,000,000
10,000,000
-
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ministry of Trade
Republic of Indonesia
JI. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5 Main Building - 4th Floor Jakarta 10110 INDONESIA
Phone. [62-21] 385 8171 (hunting) Fax. [62-21] 235 28691
E-mail. mendag@depdag.go.id
Directorate General of International Trade

Cooperation
JI. M.1. Rldwan Rais No.5 Main Building, 8th
Floor, Jakarta 10110 - INDONESIA
Secretariat General Phone (62-21) 23526200, 23528600
JI. M.1. Ridwan Rais No.5 Main Building I, 7th
Fax (62-21) 23526210
Floor Jakarta Pusat
E-mail. djkpi@depdag.go.id
Phone. (62-21) - 23522040 ext. 32040
Fax. (62-21) - 23522050
sesjen@depda9•90.id National Agency for Export Development
(NAFED)
Inspectorate General JI. M.1. Rldwan Rais No.5 Main Building, 4th
JI. M.1. Ridwan Rais No.5 Building I, 10th Floor
Floor, Jakarta 10110 - INDONESIA
Jakarta Pusat
(62-21) - 384 8662, 3841961 Ext.1226 Phone (62-21) 23527240
(62-21) - 384 8662 Fax (62-21) 23527250
irjen@depdag.go.id E-mail. kabpen@depdag.go.id
Directorate General of Domestic Trade

Commodity Future Trading Regulatory
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5 Building I, 6th Floor
Agency (COFTRA)
Jakarta 10110 - INDONESIA
Phone (62-21) 23524120, 2352 8620 Gedung Bumi Daya Plaza 4th Floor
Fax (62-21) 23524130 JI. Imam Bonjol NO.61
E-mail. dirJen-pdn@depdag.go.id Jakarta 10310 -INDONESIA
Phone (62-21) 315 6315
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Fax (62-21) 315 6135
JI. M.I. Ridwan Rals No. 5 Main Buildin, 9th Floor
Jakarta 10110 - INDONESIA E-mail. kabappebti@depdag.go.id
Phone (62-21) 23525160 Website www.bappebti.go.ld
Fax (62-21) 23525170
E-mail djdaglu@depdag.go.id Trade Research and Development Agency
(TREDA)
JI. M.1. Ridwan Rais No. 5 Main Building
4th Floor, Jakarta 10110 - INDONESIA
Phone (62-21)3858171 (hunting)
Facx (62-21) 23528691
E-mail kabalitbang@depdag.go.id
INDONESIAN TRADE ATTACHES
Australia Italy Singapore

Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Embassy
8, Darwin Avenue, Via Campania, 55 7 Chatsworth Road
Yarralumia, Canberra Australia A.C.T. 2600 Rome Italia 00187 Singapore 249761
T: (61-02) - 62508654 T: (39-06) - 4200911, 42009168 T: (65) - 67375420, 68395458
F: (61-02) - 62730757 F: (39-06) - 4880280, 42010428
F: (65) - 67375037, 67352027
atdag-aus@depdag.go.id atdag-ita@depdag.go.id
www.kbri-canberra.org.au atdag-sgp@depdag.go.id
Japan
Belgium Indonesian Embassy South Korea
Indonesian Mission to the European Union 5-2-9, Higashi Gotanda Shinagawa-ku Indonesian Embassy
Boulevard de la Woluwe 38 Tokyo, Japan 1410022 55, Yoido-dong Young
Brussels, Belgium 1200 T: (81-3) - 34414201, 34470596 Deoung po-Ku Seoul Korea Selatan
T: (322) - 7790915 F: (81-3) - 34471697 T: (82-2) - 7835371-2, 7827750
F: (322) - 7728190 atdag-jpn@depdag.go.id F: (82-2) - 7804280, 7837750
atdag-blx@depdag.go.id www.indonesian_embassy.or.jp atdag-kor@depdag.go.id
Canada Malaysia
Indonesian Embassy Spain
Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Embassy
55 Parkdale Avenue,
No. 233 Jalan Tun Razak
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1KY - 1E5 65, Calle de Agastia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 50400
T: (613) - 7241100 ext. 306 Madrid, Spain 28043
T: (60-3) - 21164000, 21164067
F: (613) - 7241105, 7244959 T: (34-91) - 4130294
F: (60-3) - 21167908, 21448407
atdag-can@depdag.go.id F: (34-91) - 4157792
atdag-mys@depdag.go.id
commerce@indonesia-ottawa.org atdag-esp@depdag.go.id
www.kbrikl.org.my
www.indonesia-ottawa.org
Denmark Netherlands Switzerland

Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Mission on The United Nations And
Orehoj Alle 1, 2900 8, Tobias Asserlaan Other International Organizations
Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark The Hague, Netherlands 2517 KC 16, Rue de Saint Jean Geneva Switzerland
T: (45) - 39624422 ext 215 T: (31-70) - 310 8115 1203
F: (45) - 39624483 F: (31-70) - 364 3331 T: (41-22) - 3455733
atdag-dnk@depdag.go.id atdag-nld@depdag.go.id
F: (41-22) - 3383397
atdag-che@depdag.go.id
Egypt People’s Republic of China
Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Embassy
Dongzhimenwai Dajie Thailand
13, Aisha EL Temoria St. Garden City
P.O. BOX 1661 Cairo, Egypt No. 4 Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100600 Indonesian Embassy
T: (20-2) - 7944698, 7947200/9 T: (86-1) - 65324748 -65325488-3014 600-602 Pitchburi Road, Rajthevi P.O.Box
F: (20-2) - 7962495 F: (86-1) - 65325368 1318
atdag-egy@depdag.go.id atdag-chn@depdag.go.id Bangkok, Thailand 10400
T: (66-2) - 2551264 ex 123
France Philippines F: (66-2) - 2551264, 2551267
Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Embassy atdag-tha@depdag.go.id
47-49, Rue Cortambert 185, Salcedo Street
Paris, France 75116 Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila
United Kingdom
T: (33-1) - 450302760 ext. 418, 45044872 T: (63-2) - 8925061-68
F: (33-1) - 45045032 Indonesian Embassy
F:(63-2) - 8925878, 8674192
atdag-fra@depdag.go.id atdag-phl@depdag.go.id 38 Grosvenor Square
London, England W1K2HW
Germany Russia T: (44-20) - 72909613, 74997881
Indonesian Embassy Indonesian Embassy F: (44-20) - 74957022
Lehter Strasse 16-17 Apt. 76, Entr. 3 Korovy val 7 atdag-gbr@depdag.go.id
D-10557 Berlin, Germany 10557 Moscow Russia 117049
T: (49-30) - 4780700 T: (7-495) - 2385281 United States of America
F: (49-30) - 47807209 F: (7-495) - 2385281 Indonesian Embassy
atdag-deu@depdag.go.id atdag-rus@depdag.go.id 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
India Washington DC, USA 20036
Saudi Arabia
Indonesian Embassy T: (1-202) - 7755350, 7755200 ext 350
Indonesian Embassy
50-A Chanakyapuri F: (1-202) - 7755354, 7755365
Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter P.O. Box 94343
New Delhi, India 110021 atdag-usa@depdag.go.id
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11693
(09-111) - 6114100 www.inatrade-use.org
T: (966-1) - 4882800, 4882131 ext 120
(09-111) - 6885460, 6886763
F: (966-1) - 4882966
atdag-ind@depdag.go.id
atdag-sau@depdag.go.id
INDONESIAN TRADE PROMOTION CENTER
ITPC Barcelona ITPC Los Angeles

Calle Aribau 250, Ground Fl. 3457, Wilshire, Blvd, Suit 101
Barcelona, Spain Los Angeles, USA 90010
abuamar98@yahoo.com T: (1-213)-3877041
itpc-esp@depdag.go.id F: (1-213)-3877047
itpc-usa@depdag.go.id
ITPC Budapest itpcla@sbcglobal.net
1051 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky ut.12, IV www.itpcla.org
Floor, No. 409 Budapest Hongaria
T: (36-1) 3176382 ITPC Lyon
F: (36-1) 2660572 Lyon, France
itpc-hun@depdag.go.id bambang.purnomo@gmail.com
itpc-fra@depdag.go.id
ITPC Busan
103 Korea Express Building 1211-1 Choryang ITPC Mexico City
Dong, Dong-GU Busan, South Korea Mexico City, Mexico
T: (82-51) 4411708 ikhwan_aman@yahoo.com
F: (82-51) 4411629 itpc-mex@depdag.go.id
ari_satria2000@yahoo.com
ITPC Milan
ITPC Chennai Via Vittor Pisani, 8 - 6° Piano 20124 Milano, Italy
Ispahani Center - 2nd Floor 123/124, T: (39-02) 3659 8182
Nungambakkan High Road, Chennai F: (39-02) 3659 8191 CONSULATE-GENERALS
Chennai, India itpc-ita@depdag.go.id
itpc-ind@depdag.go.id www.itpcmilan.com
ITPC Chicago ITPC Osaka

70 West Erie 3rd FL. Chicago ITM-4-J-8, Asia and Pasific Trade Center
Chicago, USA 2-1-10 Nanko Kita, Suminoe-ku Osaka, Japan
United Arab Emirates
itpc-chicago@depdag.go.id T: (81-6) 66155350
Indonesian Consulate General Villa No. 1
F: (81-6) 66155351 Community 322/2A Al Hubaida
ITPC Dubai itpc-jpn@depdag.go.id P.O. Box 73759 Dubai UAE
Arbift Tower4 floor # 403 Baniyas street Deira www.itpc.or.jp T: (971-4) 3985666, 3985103
PO.Box 41664, Dubai - UAE F: (971-4) 23980804
T: (971-4) 2278544 ITPC Santiago
F: (971-4) 2278545 Claro Solar Street No. 835, Office 304 Hong Kong
itpc-are@depdag.go.id Temuco District and City Santiago, Chili Indonesian General Consulate 127-129
www.itpcdubai.com aliakbar_h2000@yahoo.com Leighton Road, 6-8 Keswick Street
Causeway Bay Hongkong
ITPC Hamburg ITPC Sao Paulo T: (852) - 28904421 - 28902481
Multi Buro Servise Glokengisserwall 1720095 Alameda Santos, 1787 - Conj. 111 Cerqueira F: (852) - 28950139
Hamburg - Germany Cesar, CEF: 01419.002 kondag-hkg@depdag.go.id
T: (49-40) 33313-333 Sao Paulo, Brasil
F: (49-40) 33313-377 T: (55-11) 32630472 / 35411413
inatrade@itpchamburg.de F: (55-11) 32538126
itpc-bra@depdag.go.id
ITPC Jeddah
Jeddah Intl.Business Center / JIBC 2nd Fl ITPC Shanghai
PO.BOX 6659, Jeddah 21452KSA. Xu Hui Distrik, Wend Ding Road INDONESIAN ECONOMIC
Ruwais District, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 4th Fl, Shanghai RRC
itpc-sau@depdag.go.id itpc-chn@depdag.go.id AND TRADE OFFICE
ITPC Johannesburg ITPC Sydney
Suite 02/E4, 2nd Floor, Village Walk Sandton Level 2, 60 Street, NSW 2000
P.O. Box 2146, RSA Johannesburg X9916 Sydney, Australia
T: (27)-118-846-240 T: (61-2) 92528783
F: (27)-118-846-242 F: (61-2) 92528784
itpc-zaf@depdag.go.id itpc-aus@depdag.go.id Taiwan
www.itpcsydney.com Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Tai-
pei Twinhead Bld 6F No. 550 Rui Goang Road
ITPC Lagos
ITPC Vancouver eihu District Taipei Taiwan 114
Lagos, Nigeria
1500 West Georgia, Vancouver (886-2)-87526170
itpc-nga@depdag.go.id
Vancouver, Canada (886-2)-87423706
kakdei-twn@depdag.go.id
Olvyandrinita@yahoo.com
http://kdei-taipei.org
itpc-can@depdag.go.id
Selected Exporter
for Woodencraft
1 Category : Wooden Game 8 Category : Instrument & Primitive Miniature
Company Name : Giant Chess Company Name : DHEA HANDYCRAFT
Address : Komplek Ruko Megah Raya BLOK J-11 Address : Jl.Perum Delta Sari indah Blok AX no.17 Surabaya
Jl. Kalirungkut, No. 5. Surabaya 60923 East - Java 61256 East Java
Phone : 62- 811305397 Phone : +6231-70175617 ; +628133166007
Fax : 62-31- 8707557 Email : farida_ariyani@yahoo.com
Email : info@giantchess.com Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/dheahandycraft
Website : www.giantchess.com
9 Category : Utensil /Tableware
2 Category : Utensil Company Name : OESING CRAFT PELANGI SARI
Company Name : Genthong Genuk Address : Jl.Brawijaya No.03 Banyuwangi 68425 East java
Address : Jl. Jend. Basuk Rahmat 50 Cluring- Phone : +62333-7705999 ; +62817-03010718 +62813-36189804
Banyuwangi 68482 Jawa Timur Fax : +62333-418369
Phone : +62 81336334 949, +62 333 397938 Email : pelangisari@yahoo.com
Fax : +62 333 397938 Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/
Email : genthong_genuk@yahoo.com oesingcraftpelangisari

3 Category : Bamboo Craft 10 Category : Wooden Educational Toys
Company Name : AGUNG ART Company Name : ASA HANDICRAFT
Address : Jl. Jambu Kulon RT. 01/10, Ceper Address : Jl. Bandul Gedong Kiwo MC 1, No.1000
Klaten – 57465 Central Java Pojok Beteng Kulon Yogyakarta
Phone : +62 272 554734 Phone : +62 274 372862; +62 81 8468491
Fax : +62 272 554734 Email : asahandicraft@indonesian-products.biz
Email : agungart@indonesian-products.biz Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/ asahandicraft
Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/ agungart
11 Category : Wooden Educational Toys
3 Category : Wall Decorative Lamp
Company Name : DOLAN SELARAS TOYS
Company Name : Abaca Craft
Address : Jl. Surabaya No. 11 Central Jakarta 10310
Address : Jl. Raya Ragunan No. P-5 Pasar Minggu Jakarta 12540
Phone : +62 21 3101264 , 3155998
Phone : +62 21 7814412, +62 856 91911962
Fax : +62 21 31900975
Fax : +62 21 71397097
Email : info@dolantoys.com
Email : heru_prasetyatmoko@yahoo.com
Website : www.dolantoys.com
Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/ abacacraft
12 Category : Guitar
4 Category : Wooden Batik Mask
Company Name : GENTA TRIKARYA
Company Name : ADI MAS ASIH BATIK KAYU
Address : Jl. A.H Nasution No.69 Bandung 40615 West Java
Address : Pendem, Jarum, Bayat Klaten Central Java
Phone : +62 22 7812446 ; +62 812 2145689
Phone : +628156752544
Fax : +62 22 7800592
Email : adimasasihbatikkayu@indonesian-products.biz
Email : info@gentaguitar.com
Website : http://www.indonesian-products.biz/
Website : www.gentaguitar.com
ukm/adimasasihbatikkayu
5 Category : Wooden Craft 13 Category : Massage Tools

Company Name : BIMA SAKTI Company Name : MELATI HEALTH
Address : Jl. Himalaya No. 15 Sumorame, Candi Sidoarjo Address : Jl. Squadron Kmp Baru I RT. 02/05
61217 East Java No. 13 – 14 Halim Perdanakusumah, East Jakarta
Phone : +62 31 8967002 Phone : +62 21 80878835, 8005270
Fax : +62 31 8967002 Fax : +62 21 80878835
Email : E-mail : bimasakti@indonesian-products.biz Email : melati_health@yahoo.co.id,
Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/ bimasakti Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm
6 Category : Wall Decorative Lamp 14 Category : Utensil/ PlaceMat

Company Name : CABE TIGA Company Name : ZOCHA GRAHA KRIYA
Address : Jl. Panjang Jiwo Sdi Gg. 02, No. 31 Surabaya 6029 Address : Jl.Takwon No.10 Garut - Jawa Barat
East Java Phone : +62 815 73110545 ; +62 262 232695
Phone : +62 31 70798640 Fax : +62 262 576144
Email : cabetiga@indonesian-products.biz Email : zochagrahakarya@indonesian-products.biz
Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/ cabetiga Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm
7 Category : Children Toys 15 Category : Wooden Educational Toys

Company Name : CHIN CRAFT Company Name : PT. Guru Mainan Edukatif
Address : Jl. Basuki Rahmat 37 Lamongan 62213 East Java Address : Jl. Kebagusan Raya No. 192 RT 001/004
Phone : +62 322 321 821, 812 315 8784 Pasar Minggu- South Jakarta 12520
Fax : +62 322 321 821 Phone : +62 21 78839430
Email : chincraft@indonesian-products.biz Fax : +62 21 7804976
chincraft@rocketmail.com Email : kunti@guru.co.id
Website : www.indonesian-products.biz/ukm/ chincraft Website : www.guru.co.id
40
40 N DDOONNEES S
IN I AI N
A NW O
WOODO
ED E RNACFRT A
NC SFTS
16 Category : Traditional Toys 25 Category :
Company Name : Hanny’s Craft Company Name : I Nyoman Karsa Wood Carver & Furniture
Address : Jl. Demak Jaya I No. 5-9 Surabaya- West Java Address : Br. Teges, Peliatan, Ubud, Gianya 80571, Bali
Phone : +62 31 5454638, +62 817306761, Phone : +62 361 978 034, +62 81 2640 0895
Fax : +62 31 5454638
26 Category : Toy
17 Category : Utensil Company Name : I Made Geriya and Family
Company Name : Gallery Craft Address : Br. Kalah, Peliatan, Ubud, Gianyar 80571, Bali
Address : Serangan Sidoluhur, Godean Sleman, Yogyakarta Phone : +62 361 975 241
Phone : +62 274 7438508, +62 274 7168883, Fax : +62 361 975 241
+62 81328328734, +62 87839104568
27 Category :
18 Category : Wooden Craft Company Name : I Ketut Widen Wood Carver
Company Name : PT. Visionbali Address : Jl. Tegallalang, Andong, Peliatan, Ubud,
Address : Jalan Tukad Badung XXIII/27 Renon Gianyar Bali, Indonesia
Denpasar 80226, Bali-Indonesia Phone : +62 361 973 032
Phone : +62 361 7426261, +62 361 7801706
Fax : +62 361 7800536 28 Category :
Website : www.visionbaliweb.com Company Name : PT Surya Bali Taksu
www.visionbali.net Address : Tengkulak Mas, Kemenuh, Gianyar Bali
www.visionbali.com
Phone : +62 361 952 402, 952 403
Fax : +62 361 952 402
19 Category : Wood & Bamboo Product
Email : marketing@baliware.com
Company Name : Handycraft Center Indonesia
Website : www.baliware.com
Address : Jl. Syech Quro No. 9 Lemahabang Wadas
Karawang 41383, West Java Indonesia
29 Category :
Phone : +62 888 20 11 088, +62 267 8621153
Company Name : Niki Kayoe
Fax : +62 267 8621153
Address : Dusun Turirejo No. 2 RT 01 RW 04
Email : ngizing@gmail.com
Lawang, Malang East Java, Indonesia
20 Category : Perahu Majapahit (Majapahit Vessel) Phone : +62 85 234 919 612
Company Name : Sanggar Seni Bahari Tradisional Email : bin_bahri@yahoo.co.id
Address : Jl. Brawijaya No. 302 Mojokerto, East Java Website : www.galerinikikayoe.multiply.com
Phone : +62 81 232 091 18
Email : ssbt_handicraft@telkom.net 31 Category :
Website : http://ssbtmojo.blogspot.com Company Name : Wuri Lestari
Address : Jl. Raya Ngawi-Solo Km. 12 Sidowayah, Ngawi
21 Category : East Java
Company Name : Njana Tilem Gallery Phone : +62 351 770 5080, 770 5128
Address : Jl. Raya Mas, Mas, Ubud, Gianyar 80571, Bali Fax : +62 351 748 800
Phone : +62 361 975 099, 974 503 Email : wi_uniqueprimitif@yahoo.com
Fax : +62 361 975 099
Email : tilem@telkom.net 32 Category :
Website : www.tilem.com Company Name : PT Pandu Wira
Address : Jl. Brigjend Sutoyo 15-17, Bojonegoro 62115
22 Category : East Java
Company Name : Danny Creative Phone : +62 353 882 818, 880 818
Address : Jl. Raya Andong, Peliatan, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali Fax : +62 353 882 919
Phone : +62 361 978 105, +62 812 466 6612 Email : ptpanduwira@yahoo.com
Email : danny_creative@hotmail.com
33 Category : Home accessories
23 Category : Company Name : GS4 Woodcraft
Company Name : Bale Ukir Address : Jl. Gondosuli 4, Malang East Java
Address : Jl. I Gusti Ngurah Rai No. 3 X, Tohpati, Phone : +62 341 498 369, +62 815 8401 3736
Denpasar Bali, Indonesia Fax : +62 341 576 401
Phone : +62 361 462 121, +62 812 362 1009 Email : gs4woodcraft@yahoo.com
Website : www.angelfire.com/biz/wooden
24 Category :
Company Name : Made Budiasa Art Gallery and Wood Carver
Address : Teges Kawan, Peliatan, Ubud, Gianyar
80571 Bali, Indonesia
Phone : +62 361 976 082, +62 81 139 6652
Fax : +62 361 973 350
Email : budiasa@indo.net.id
Website : www.budiasa-art.com
41
41 N DDOONNEES S
IN I AI N
A NW O
WOODO
ED E RNACFRT A
NC SFTS

Indonesian Art of Wood 2023

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Indonesian Art of Wood 2023

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Indonesian Art of Wood 2023

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Ministry of Trade

Mari Elka Pangestu

Carving Beauties out

Indonesia is a country rich of art and culture

These beautiful and elegant carvings of people

Woodworking has been practiced by many

Several production centers that are

Statistical data shows that the export of statuettes and

Today, this wooden craft industry is

Though in the beginning craftsmen

Mahogany is also commonly used for non-acoustic guitar. The wood

Rain tree is easily recognized by its characteristic umbrella-shaped

In Indonesia wooden craft made from rain tree wood can be

There is one type of wood that is different than the

Wood can be formed into many things:

Statue and Statuettes

Other type of wall-hanging is wall-hanging mask; the mask is

Another one is wall-hanging stick. It is used to demonstrate cloth

Utensils and Households Items

Wooden Toys, Musical Instruments and Miniatures

Other parts of West Java that is also woodcraft produc-

Central Java & Yogyakarta

Wooden toys are popular nowadays not only for children

At the beginning this small medium enterprise only pro-

List of Production Center in Maluku

Wood carving Ahuru Sirimau 6 15 6720

List of Production Center in Sulawesi

South Sulawesi 317 923 242,391

Central Sulawesi 72 168 51,710

South East Sulawesi 56 329 111,394

North Sulawesi 214 412 721,975

List of Production Center in Kalimantan

South Kalimantan 41 71 44,500

Central Kalimantan 8 20 9,659

East Kalimantan 73 227 254,382

List of Production Center in West Nusa Tenggara

List of Production Center in East Nusa Tenggara

This until a man named Zuhdi came up with a brilliant and

Today, productions are centered

in Rungkak Jangkuk village, Sayang-

sayang district, Mataram and Sesela

Vilage, Gunungsari district, West Lom-

bok. Cukli has been exported to as

many as 26 countries and valued as

much as USD 65,690 in 2004. Many

claimed that cukli to be a Balinese or

Javanese product. This is because ex-

ports of cukli have to go through ports

in Bali or Surabaya. Lombok crafts-

men are now asking local government

to make copyright for cukli as one of

Lombok original woodcraft.

List of Production Center in Papua

At the beginning of October each year, the

Primitive carving, generally, shows that

Indonesian Wooden Craft Industry In Figures

D K I JAKARTA 57,738,766 66,589,810 71,819,255 79,235,231 78,368,583

BUSINESS TREND HS 4414

CENTRAL JAVA 287,245 21,688 89,890 828,617 1,177,319

BUSINESS TREND HS 4419