for handicraft products, the province's warehouse. Before heading out of town, there's no harm come to the village saying, unfortunately, from the chakranegara centers only slightly uphill. Villages in the district of Inbound, Mataram Municipality is one of the crafts center in the city. The most commonly found here is the craft of wood. Start crate Lombok with a sprinkling of different shells to gecko-shaped wall hangings, masks, and others. Anyway, all-wooden craft.
Out of the cakranegara, there Banyumulek village, Kediri district, western Lombok. About 15 kilometers from Mataram, really quite close. Here are a variety of pottery. Lombok typical plate made of clay, a large jar or pitcher-gum unique of this island, which must be filled from the bottom, is produced here. Demand from abroad had already often filled by artisans. Home residents average a pottery showroom. Their work space, were generally around the house, so you can watch the manufacturing process. They also provide packaging services so that the craft of clay that you buy will be safe until the destination.
After Banyumulek village, the long journey south began. If you want to be completely satisfied look handicrafts Lombok, after entering the town of Praya district, first to the village beleke. About 15 km from the Praya. Slightly deviated from the direction of Kuta beach, but here can be found in the center of woven bamboo and rattan craft. It comes in various forms of home decoration products. As the tissue, the base food, trays, coasters, baskets and more. After that, go back and headed towards Praya sukarara.
Most people probably would directly lead to sukarara village, district of sacramental west, east Lombok. About 25 km from Mataram. This is the village artisans of traditional woven with motifs that are categorized as typical in Lombok. Not far from sukarara headed to Kuta beach, there's more dasa pottery artisans, namely Penujak village, district of western Praya, Lombok middle.
One more and then stop off at the village or villages Rambitan Sade. Lombok typically settlement that is still traditional. Old houses are still preserved, including the floor of the house of clay mixed with buffalo dung and the roof of reeds. Unique culture and tradition, so often a stopover local and foreign tourists. Daily activities of the mothers were weaving can also be found here. A number of souvenir items can be obtained here. It lies about 56 km from Mataram. Population of residence in this village is known as the Sasak tribe. About 14 km from the village sasak this, you will arrive at Kuta beach.