Rattan as a Craft Material of Community on the North Coast of Java (Rattan Craft Study in Teluk Wetan Jepara)

Alamsyah Alamsyah,Hadiyanto Hadiyanto,Maryono Maryono,Budi Warsito Budi Warsito

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/201912509018

Abstract

Rattan was the main raw material used in rattan craft in Teluk Wetan Jepara. This research uses historical methods namely heuristic, criticism, and interpretation. The results of this study show that the rattan could be made into various craft products such as parcel baskets, bags, chairs, tables, and etc. Rattan craft in Teluk Wetan involved local workers, craftsmen, and entrepreneurs. The products had been marketed on Java, out of Java island, Europe and America. The craft development was around 1972 and still developed rapidly to this day. Rattan craft was soft skills owned by Teluk Wetan community and had an impact on the local economy. The craft existence was supported by workers, craftsmen, and entrepreneurs, both who had small and large scale. The existence of workers, craftsmen, and entrepreneurs encouraged the craft to live and develop. The existence of rattan craft made the community’s economic life of Teluk Wetan became dynamic as well as made this region became a craft center that recognized locally, regionally and nationally.

Highlights

Rattan is one of plants that naturally grow in primary and secondary forests, including in former shifting cultivation areas and shrubs
The high market share was mainly supported by the amount of rattan producing area in Indonesia, where 90% of rattan was produced from natural forest and the remaining 10% was gotten from rattan cultivation
The abundance of Indonesian rattan is a potential to be used as raw material for rattan craft because this craft production activity is labor intensive that absorbs a lot of labor [9]

Summary

Introduction

Rattan is one of plants that naturally grow in primary and secondary forests, including in former shifting cultivation areas and shrubs. Rattan is classified as vine that requires a host plant for its growth process. This prickly palm species is found in tropics to subtropics area. Rattan is used as a craft material by people in Indonesia, including rattan craft in Teluk Wetan Jepara. With these rattans as the raw materials, various craft products can be made such as parcel baskets, bags, chairs, tables, and etc. Jepara which is an area of coastal community has a spirit of togetherness and entrepreneurship.

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