About 40 kilometers from Palangkaraya City, there is a small village called Bukit Rawi. The village is even older than Palangkaraya City itself because the first person to establish Pahandut Village (Originally from Palangkaraya City) came from Bukit Rawi. Some old buildings still stand here, even though they look old and unkempt but still stand firm. The majority of houses on the banks of the river are also in shape affected by typical European designs with large and many windows. In front of one of the houses in Bukit Rawi Village, some rattan can be seen lying on the side of the road, this rattan is apparently being dried in the hot sun to dry and its green color has turned brownish yellow. When looking into the house, a grandmother was seen sitting among the scattered rattan. Some are still stemmed, some have been processed flat, and some are already in the form of woven. His name is Tambi (grandmother) Herta, he is the only rattan craftsman who still survives in this village. Helped by his nephew they process thorny rattan sticks to become beautiful bags, hats, bottles, baskets and even wall hangings. The skilled hands with decades of experience are able to apply various types of typical Dayak motifs in the form of valuable crafts. It turns out before it becomes a wall decoration or bag there is a fairly complicated and long process that must be passed by the rattan. Along with the increasingly old age, Tambi Herta is no longer able to directly search for rattan into the forest of Borneo as it used to be, now he only buys totan that has been cut up to 6 meters from the local residents. Before processing, they must ensure that the bar is completely dry. After the brownish
About 40 kilometers from Palangkaraya City, there is a small village called Bukit Rawi. The village is even older than Palangkaraya City itself because the first person to establish Pahandut Village (Originally from Palangkaraya City) came from Bukit Rawi. Some old buildings still stand here, even though they look old and unkempt but still stand