Kasongan

Kasongan is a name a tourist destination in the District of Bantul, Special District Yogyakarta famous with the results of the craft gerabah. This place located in the the dukuh Kajen, Bangunjiwo village, District of pity,
Bantul, Special District In Yogyakarta, about 6 miles from the North square Yogyakarta towards South.

History
Kasongan beginning is the ground
rice cultivation belonging villagers in the South Yogyakarta. At The Time Of Colonization in Netherlands.
Indonesia, in the region rice cultivation belonging to the wrong
one of the residents find a horse
the dead. The horse estimated Property Investigation Dutch. Since that time The Colonial Period, The Netherlands the residents who have the land of fear and immediately let go of the right the soil is then He added no more.
Similar fears occurs in resident
other field in the surroundings of the Finally also release their land rights. Because the number of land free, then resident another village was immediately recognize
the land. Residents who does not have land then switch the profession of being a ceramic craftsmen initially only
mengempal-ngempal soil that is not broke When put together.
In fact the land It is only used
for kids toys and kitchen appliances.
However, due diligence and traditions that go down Traditionally, Kasongan eventually became the village Tours are fairly
famous. From 1971-1972,
Kasongan Tourism Village
progress quite rapidly. Willie Hudoyo (an artist of Yogyakarta)
help develop the village The Kasongan fostering community
the majority for craftsmen
provide a variety of touch of art and design for commercial pottery,
so the pottery not generated
give rise to the impression boring and monotonous, but can be
gives the value of art and high economic value.
Ceramic Kasongan commercialised in scale great by Sahid Keramik around the 1980s.

Village Tourism
The results of the craft the pottery produced by Kasongan on
generally in the form of URN with a variety of motives
(Peacock, dragons, Roses and more
other), pot range size (from small
to the size of the shoulder adult), souvenirs, frame, wall hangings,
furniture such as a table and Chair, etc. However then its product
develops varies includes artificial flower from banana leaf,
bamboo furniture, mask-products and There is still much others. Crafts Nice quality and it has been exported to foreign countries such as Europe and the Americas.
Usually these villages are very
many visited by the tourists who
visiting Yogyakarta.

sumber: WiKi

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