Traditional handicraft North Sumatra

Opportunities of North Sumatra as a manufacturer of a wide array of handicrafts is still very large. With a diverse wealth of woven fabric, ulos and various types of craft if managed well will be potential lucrative foreign exchange. It said Assistant Ekbang Provsu Sabrina on the working visit of the Chairman of the event's daily Dekranas Center Hall Martabe, the Office of the Governor of North Sumatra, Medan, Jalan Diponegoro, today.  

In addition to the diversity of weaving and craft, North Sumatra also known rich in natural raw materials such as from the sea and the forest that can support the production of a diverse range of typical regional crafts. Currently, North Sumatra have not only natural resources but also rich in various kinds of woven songket, ulos, sculpture, and other crafts that can be made into excellent products to foreign countries. "The North is a miniature of Indonesia because it had a variety of tribes and cultures. Just look at our culinary wealth, as well as a variety of weaving and ulos. Famous not only within the country but rather to foreign countries, "said Sabrina. Special songket or ulos, Sabrina says that each region has the philosophy of their respective regions. So the beauty and creativity we can get from each area, as well as the art of sculpture. It is also said to be the Chairman of the Dekranasda of North Sumatra, Sutias Handayani songket weaving, beauty that nor its own design as well as differing ulos appropriate philosophical each regions.

Because of the beauty of the typical handicraft of weaving, each favored by all walks of life to the foreign tourists. For that Sutias hope with support from the Government, the craftsmen later can be marketed easily the results of their work. "Dekranasda is currently not bored and still enthusiastically supported for the craftsman to make it more innovative produce superior product," he explained. On that occasion Ambassador RI for Australia-Canberra Riphat Kesoema, Najib is very proud of the results of the original crafters skills of North Sumatra. According to him, the community of North Sumatra is indeed known for creative and always diligent diverse skills. " I antuasias to make exhibitions in Australia, so the product of North Sumatra especially ulos can be more widely introduced in Australia, "he explained.