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The beauty of Borneo weaving

"Wow, cool!" As an expression of a user's fingers as she watched Mary Judith (24) dancing on rattan vines. The entire body concentrating making wicker "tahing ketore" Dayak people sleeping mats. Webbing as Judith made it over the last three years have brought together dozens of women Dayak tribe in Kalimantan. Matting also make women self-reliant, able to see the wide world, and feel proud of their own culture. When found, on Thursday (28/03/2013), Judith is completing silumandah motif in Adi Kriya Anyam Arts Festival in Bentara Culture Jakarta, Jalan Palmerah Selatan, Jakarta. In the other corner there is Veronika Tirah (52), the Dayak women Bahau. Veronika is completing the manufacture cahung, like hats hat of plaited pandanus leaves, Aoheng typical Dayak tribe, tribal Veronika husband. Previously, the two women did not know each other. Judith from District Lumbis, Nunukan, close to Malaysia, while Veronika from Mahakam Ulu, West Kutai

Tips for Women Traveler

Tourists from Germany became one of the tour participants ' Night at Museum " at the Museum of Bank Indonesia, Jakarta , was seen in the museum collection . You are a woman and want to vacation alone? Why not. However, as the womenfolk especially is traveling alone, must have had extra security self. Because women are particularly vulnerable to becoming targets of crime. There are several reasons why women so easily become targets of crime by Marybeth Bond, a travel writer, told the Huffington Post. Among other things, they often lack awareness of the state of the surrounding environment, the body language of women who tend to be shy, and often in the wrong place and the wrong time. To prevent the occurrence of crime in women, especially while on vacation, keep in mind the following things Applies like being in the city itself Beware on any events that are around. More sensitive to bad things that might happen at any time. Be careful in crow

Kendari Werk, the legendary Silver Sulawesi

Mata Satipa (46) observed a half squinting tangible silver leaf frame with nail-sized segments of adults. Using tweezers, DI leaders going back strands of silver thread that has been formed into wavy sections that. Satipa currently working on legendary craft of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra), known as "Kendari Werk". Silver motifs were born at the beginning of the 20th century it had long been famous for its beauty. His name is a guarantee of high quality works. Kendari Werk, or which means "work Kendari" in Dutch, is one type of silver filigree techniques, methods that are rarely found in other silver centers in the country. The technique is fine silver threads weave into the frame or frames are also made of silver. Yarn formed according to the desired pattern so as to produce a delicate filigree, detail, and complicated. One of the privileges Kendari Werk is made with a high silver composition, at least 97 percent. The rest is other m