ARTS SOUVENIR OF INDONESIA

Indonesia is development country with beautiful arts and culture. Tourism world of Indonesia already famous in other country and foreign country. There is so many people from foreign come to Indonesia  for enjoy arts and looking for crafts from Indonesia. Indonesia is beautiful country with exotic culture that always conserved until now. Indonesia rich with arts and craft from Sabang until Papua.

Indonesia have so many culture with so many tradition from every each province.Indonesia have 5 big Island .Indonesia also famous with the biggest country archipelagic with so many islands , total all the island is 17.480 islands.with number 4^th  long beach in the world


The culture of Indonesia has been shaped by long interaction between original indigenous customs and multiple foreign influences. Indonesia is centrally-located along ancient trading routes between the Far East and the Middle East, resulting in many cultural practices being strongly influenced by a multitude of religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and Christianity, all strong in the major trading cities. The result is a complex cultural mixture very different from the original indigenous cultures.

Examples of cultural fusion include the fusion of Islam with Hindu in Javanese Abangan belief, the fusion of Hinduism, Buddhism and animism in Bodha, and the fusion of Hinduism and animism in Kaharingan; others could be cited.
Indonesian art-forms express this cultural mix. Wayang, traditional theater-performed puppet shows, were a medium in the spread of Hinduism and Islam amongst Javan villagers. 

Both Javanese and Balinese dances have stories about ancient Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms, while Islamic art forms and architecture are present in Sumatra, especially in the Minangkabau and Ace regions. Traditional art, music and sport are combined in a martial art form called Pencak Silat.
Western culture has greatly influenced Indonesia in science, technology and modern entertainment such as television shows, film and music, as well as political system and issues. India has notably influenced Indonesian songs and movies. A popular type of song is the Indian-rhythmical dangdut, which is often mixed with Arab and Malay folk music.

Despite the influences of foreign culture, some remote Indonesian regions still preserve uniquely indigenous culture. Indigenous ethnic groups Mentawai, Asmat, Dani, Dayak, Toraja and many others are still practicing their ethnic rituals, customs and wearing traditional clothes
Indonesia rich with with arts,culture and tradition for sure indonesia have  so many fomous souvenir from every different provinces.

1.Batik: The batik process of waxing and dyeing originated in Java centuries ago and classic designs have been modified with modern trends in both pattern and technology. There are several centres of Batik in Java, the major ones being Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pekalongan,Solo and Cirebon.

2. SONGKET: Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles  of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a shimmering effect.

 In the weaving process the metallic threads are inserted in between the silk or cotton weft (latitudinal) threads. The term songket comes from the Malay/Indonesian word sungkit, which means "to hook". It has something to do with the method of songket making; to hook and pick a group of threads, and then slip the gold threads in it Some says that the word songket was derived from songka, a Palembang cap in which gold threads was first woven The word menyongket means ‘to embroider with gold or silver threads’. Songket is a luxury product traditionally worn during ceremonial occasions as sarong, shoulder cloths or head ties.

In Indonesia, songket is produced in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bali, Sulawesi Lombok and Sumbawa. In Sumatra the famous songket production centers is in Minangkabau Pandai Sikek area, Wes Sumatra and Palembang, South Sumatra. In Bali, songket production villages can be found in Klungkung regency, especially at Sidemen and Gelgel village. While in the neighboring island of Lombok, the Sukarara village in Jonggat district, Central Lombok regency, is famous for songket making.

3.WAYANG OR WOOD PUPPET./SKIN PUPPET

Wayang is a Javanese  word for particular kinds of theatre When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in Bali.

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003. In return for the acknowledgment, UNESCO required Indonesians to preserve their heritage.

4.WAYANG GOLEK:

WAYANG GOLEK:The picture above is wayang golek ,come from west java sundanese,you can play it with your hands.just put one of your hands inside and the other hands can move arround the puppets.it is good also for decoration in living room.

WAYANG KULIT/SKIN PUPPET

This puppets made from skin…made from skin of cow or buffalo,that’s why we call wayang kulit or puppet skin,this kind of wayang come from central java.you can play it by move arroundthestick. The is about Rp 100.000.

BALI SOUVENIR-BALI ARTS.

Bali is famous place destination in the world,,the beautifull islands like in the heaven.For sure there are so many souvenir from bali,,handycraft,painting.It is also the largest tourist destination in the world and is renowned  for its highly develoved arts,including traditional and modern dance,sculpture,painting,leather.This some souvenir from Bali.

-Miniatur of Barong.

 ART  SCULPTURE OF BALI.

-The Sculpture Art of Bali have special motif of art,and different from the other places.they are specialy made from quality of wood.

Motif bali have characteristic.they have special carved like leaf,flower and fruit.as general characteristic.but mostly also they make sculpture animal and human being.

ART.Painting from Bali.

-Traditionbal art painting of bali before they only selling on the street.but now success goes to museum in bali and national,,,also international.There some example of art painting from bali