Typical Lakuer ornaments Palembang
There is another craft Lakuer adopted from the English term lacquer resin material that is produced by a kind of insects named Laccifer lacca. Plants perch these insects are found in Japan, China and the region of the Himalayas. Japanese people to tap from the tree once in 10 years. In South Sumatra, the tree is known by the name of kemalo tree.
In the manufacturing process artisans operate lathe to form a chunk of wood into round or cylindrical. Being a box or wall of separation (sketsel not have to lathing, enough with the shape of the blades of the best wooden boards for raw materials actually mahogany. But for now artisans began to turn to because mahogany tambesu hard to come by.
Furthermore lakuer surface smoothed with sandpaper given base color with ocher, then dried in the sun to dry. Caulked holes sanded back then they put ink painting china. Ordinary decorative motifs inspired by the contours in nature such as plants flower and so on.
Decoration that has been painted crimson usually colored red, blood red black and gold (prada). Basic colors used black and crimson red. Finally done bales are polished so that its surface glistening paint is durable and looks brilliant craftsman again with a liquid coating and dried varnish serlak back.
This craft was in great demand, various international events ranging from the Sea Games XXVI to Parliament the World Islamic Countries in South Sumatra make this craft carried off by the participants of the international event.
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