BANYUMULEK VILLAGE
The process of making village pottery in Banyumulek still uses traditional methods such as the burning of pottery still using firewood and dry straw. Pottery firing like this has the advantage that pottery that is burned can be large-scale and easy to color. But the disadvantage of burning like this is that pottery is easily cracked and does not last long.
The price of pottery crafts in Banyumulek is very varied depending on the model and the difficulty level of its manufacture, which is around 5 thousand to 500 thousand. For example, decorative lights are sold for Rp. 55,000 while kettles or jugs of Rp. 12,500 and flower pots Rp. 5,000 to Rp. 20,000 if the luxury trash can is Rp. 40,000 while the barrel is Rp. 75,000, various jars of Rp. 50,000, primitive motive fruit bowl Rp. 40,000, one tea-seat egg skin Rp. 60,000 and so on.
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Nearest Destination
Gili Trawangan is the largest of the three gilis around Lombok, located to the southwest of Lombok. Trawangan is the only Gili with higher altitude from the sea. Of the three Gilis, Trawangan has the most varied facilities. The densely populated part of this island is to the eastern side.
Trawangan screams "party" more than Gili Meno or Gili Air, since there are plenty of party every night which are rotated by several cafes and pubs. Popular activities on this island includes scuba diving (with PADI certification), snorkeling (on the northeast part of the island), kayaking and surfing. There are several services that offers horseriding lessons around the island.
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