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*ABOUT INDONESIA’S HERITAGE, TREASURES AND LEGACY pages :
1.The Royal Replica Adornment
*2.Fossils, Natural Earth Sources, Gemstones, (Semi)Precious Stones and the Diggers.
3.Akik, Keris, Su-Seiki, Mpu, Shaman
4.Batik, Sarung,Kebaya (the past,the now and the future)
5. The Story of The Indonesian Lampwork Glassbeads
6. The Handembroidery and Needle Work
7.IKAT- The Handloomed – Handwoven Cloth
8.Miscellaneous Handicrfats
9.Sea and Water Treasures ; Pearl, Sea Shell, Mother of Pearl (MoP),Fresh Water Pearl (FWP),Fish, Shrimp. And the Stolen Sea Heritage.
*10. The Dayak and The Baduy Tribes (Where the Badak Jawa- Rhino- exist.
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*ABOUT INDONESIA HERITAGE, TREASURES AND LEGACY (2)
(Fossils, Earth Natural Sources, Gemstones and Traditional Diggers)
By : Ross T Nugroho
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About : Royal Palace Replica Adornment ; Fossils, Natural Earth Stone , Gemstones , Traditional Diggers, AKIK , Keris, Shaman ; BATIK , Sarong Kebaya ; The Story of Indonesia LAMPWORK GLASSBEAD ; Handembroidery ; Handloomed/Handwoven; Miscellaneous Handicraft ; Pearl, Sea Shell, Mother of Pearl (MoP), Fresh Water Pearl (FWP), etc.
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*Fossils, Natural Earth Stone, Gemstones, Diggers.
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Chrysocolla cabochon, bezel, cuff bangle/RossAtelier
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Did you ever find the name ‘Indonesia’ in jewelries or gemstone, semi precious and precious stones on (jewelry) internet or international offline shops?
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It’s hard to find. But luckily I ever found an American artisan jewelry website which mention “Indonesia trade bead’ for the lampwork glass bead jewelry she offered. Other mention “Indonesia glassbead” or “Recycled glassbead” or as “village glassbead” . And other US artisan, who clearly mentioned the Indonesia soured.
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I also ever found on Ebay mentioned that the beautiful big turquoise Chrysocolla cabochon on it was from West Java, Indonesia. What a happy surprise. Thank You for the kind mentioned.
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Indonesia has Chrysocolla gemstone, especially in island at the East. Even Petoskey, the amazing fossil’s stone we had in South Sumatra.
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All the earth stone , gemstone, semi precious and precious stone in Indonesia, had called in its local names. And the native people in this field have no knowledge about its international trade name. ( Visit also “About Gemstone” and “Birth Stone” page on RossAtelier.com ).
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If you had visited my other article about Indonesia on this RossAtelier.wordpress. com (“What else do you know about Indonesia?”), you should know that Indonesia is a very-very rich land, which carried treasures in its earth stomach, forest, water, mountain, even in caves.
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Indonesia is also very rich in natural sources, included the natural stones; gemstones, semi-precious stones, even precious stone, and fossils. Stone Fossil, Shell fossil, Wood Fossil. Various kind of fossils. They are not only found in mountain and hills, or in the stomach of the earth, in deep sea and all water space, in wood and forest, or just in ground, in river, even in caves.
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Indonesia has lot of volcanoes, included the most active volcanoes in the world. Indonesia is rich of many kinds of mineral, oil and gas. Also sea, water space , wood, forest, plant, and agriculture treasures.
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Did you ever heard about the legend volcano “Krakatau”? It located near West Java. Or about mount “Merapi”? This most active volcano in the world located in Central of Java near Yogyakarta ( Jogja).
No wonder if Indonesia is also rich in Obsidian natural stone from the volcano lava.
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Big Tiger Eye,fossilled gemstone,necklace /RossAtelier
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But where goes all the natural treasures, like the fossils, obsidian, gemstones , the semi/precious stones? Where goes all these Indonesia’s wealth?
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Since long time ago the Indonesian villager keep seeking, digging and selling the raw material of gemstone and (semi) precious stones.
But as a jewelry and to days adornment, it just ‘boom’ in Indonesia for some recent years. Means, the Indonesia beauty like the natural stones treasures had been neglected for too long. Never been seriously explored as a high end jewelries.
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For too long, the only form or shape they knew just the cabochon form. The tools and machinery still very poor and never been developed seriously.The skills still traditional. So, the easiest way for the digger and vendor to make money is to sell the treasures as raw material. In original bulks or as cabochon.
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Petoskey; fossilled earth stone,gemstone,cabochon/Ross Atelier
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Later, came the ‘smart’ merchants to take the raw material out from Indonesia and brought to overseas, and processed into fine and marketable gemstone, semiprecious and precious stone. And then bring it back again to Indonesia in unrecognizable shape and look, in different name and…. in unreachable price, of course.
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When the gemstones, semi and precious stones back to Indonesia in different appearance (polished shape), no one can recognized it as the Indonesia’s genuine stones anymore.
Its name had turned into international trade names and the Indonesia treasures became beyond recognition. And no one would mention it was genuine Indonesia’s gemstone, semi and precious stone anymore.
It were made from tons and tons of raw material from Indonesia’s earth wealth……..
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Ross T Nugroho, is the Author & Editor &Photographed of RossAtelier.com. and Blogs .Feel free to contact her at ross@rossatelier.com .This article is just a general and random information about Indonesia material and sources, and Ross’ personal experiences. Just as a global introducing about Indonesia. You are free to copy Ross’ articles for noncommercial needs as long as mentioned the author/editor and RossAtelier.com and RossAtelier.wordpress.com (Blog) as the sources. It’s very nice of you to inform it to Ross.
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