Ornament crafts barong & Rangda that believed by Hindus in Bali as a symbol of good and evil in great demand by Japanese tourists. I Made Sukawana, one of the barong crafters in the Banjar Mawang , Delodtunduh, Ubud, Gianyar regency, explained, every month it would sell four to six types of handicrafts and Rangda barong.
“Generally, Japanese tourists come directly to our home or our shop to buy unique handicrafts of Bali,” he said.
He explains, for the size of a mini barong made of cow leather fur prasok (plant species) complete with Tapel (mask) is sold at Rp 600,000.
“One barong mini with a 55 cm length was demanded by tourists because of portability as a souvenir from the island of Bali,” he said.
While the craft for the type of Rangda, said Sukawana, sold at Rp 2 million to Rp 3 million more expensive than the mini size barong.
“The expensive of price Rangda craft, because the use of horsehair hair and specially made mask from pule wood,” he said.
In addition, the drafting process also takes up to two weeks more. If Rangda mask with sizes up to 100 cm hair requires two weeks.
Today, from 35 employees who have, it can produce each day 10 mini handicrafts barong type, while for Rangda depending reservations.
“Because the Rangda craft is more expensive, we only made in accordance with the order,” he said.
