How to Clean Teak Furniture

Teak Furniture Cleaning

If your Teak furniture needs cleaning this can be done with a normal household bristle brush and some warm mildly soapy water. Wash down afterwards with clean water. There are also proprietary cleaners on the market which can also be used to clean off various deposits and accumulated dirt and stains.

Applying Teak Oil is Not Recommended For Teak Furniture

Teak furniture is low maintenance product. Teak oil or other preservatives for treating your teak furniture is not necessary; it is purely aesthetic, and will not extend the life of your furniture. We do not recommend applying teak oil on your outdoor furniture, as it creates unnecessary maintenance and can enhance mildew growth and irregular coloring.

Teak Wood is The Best Material for Home Furniture

Teak wood is really a compacted, rough, close-grained hard wood. It has substantial quantities of resinous natural oils that ensure it is naturally resistant against dampness, resistant to bugs, and resistant towards the dehydrating effects of climate.

Ilah Performance Traditional Art

"ILAH"
Origin : North Sumatra

"Ilah" is a traditional performing art of the Batak-Simalungun community. Ilah is a combination of several art elements such as dancing, singing, music and story tellinz

Tabot Performance Tradional Art

"TABOT"
Origin : Bengkulu

Tabot is a traditional ceremony held annually by the people of Bengkulu. It is the most prominent and mostly-awaited traditional/ festival in this region. Tabot is believed to be brought to Bengkulu by a Benga1ese moslem religious leader and. the celebration of Tabot commences on the first of Muharam (New Year's day in the moslem calendar) and concludes on the tenth of Muharam. The celebration begins with the taking of a pinch of sosil in two places, namely Tapak Paderi and Tabek followed by various kinds of ceremonies and offerings.

Wayang Gung Traditional Art

WAYANG GUNG
Origin : South Kalimantan.

The word wayang gung is relevant to the meaning of each word because the ntory in wayang gung is taken from one of the stories of the wayang (shadow puppet play) namely the Ramayana epic and the word gung is derived from the name of one of gamelan instruments, that is the gong.

Teater Komedi Performing Art

TEATER KOMEDI
Origin : Special Territory of Yogyakarta.

Teater komedi is traditional performing art, depicting the people's daily life in a comedy which is called Dagelan Mataram in the local dialect.

Taenango Traditional Performing Art

TAENANGO
Origin : Southeast Sulawesi

"Taenango" originates from Kendari district and means "to tell a story". The story of "taenango" is made a folksonz which is sung to awaken valor of the Tolaki tribe warriors (Tamalaki) who are going to war. Taenango is one of the rare traditional performances and is one simple from of the narrative theater. At present taenango is no longer used as a means to brim: heroism to warriors (ramalaki) wh 7 wanted to go to war. It is now done as a means of entertainment, education an: information disseminations about goc: examples to be followed by the yours generation. Taenango is very seldom pe: formed in its original version due to tht lack of players who are able to perform in the traditional dialect. If there are such performers, they live 7 very remote villages.

Tauh Traditional Performing Art

Tauh
Tauh is origin from Jambi. Tauh is a traditional performing art of Bung° Tebo district in general and sub-district of Tanah Tumbuh in particular. The word "tauh" is taken from the word "menaruh". which in the local dialect means to fish in the creek using a kind of fish net made of bamboo (rago). While performing this act at the same the players sing a song which is called karni-nok under a symbol called merual.

Seudati Traditional Performing Art

Seudati

Before being called Seudati, this perfor-mance was named Ratoh which means to tell. Ratoh was used to tell about al: aspects of the people's life using happy. sad and courageous stories. Islam disseminators mostly come from the Arab land, so the Arabic language was used in carrying out their task. That is the reason why Ratoh gat influenced by the Arabic terminology such as syahadatain and syahadati and saman became meusa-man which means eight persons. Both terms are still in use up till now. There are also people who say that seudati is derived from the word seurai which means in harmony or unified.

Samrah Traditional Performing Art

Samrah is origin from Central Sulawesi. Samrah is a combination of the art dancing and music. The movement of feet and the changing of position of performers while they keep on singing and playing the musical instruments, makes Samrah a specific traditional performing art.

Rudat Traditional Performing Art

Rudat is origin from West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia. Up until today nobody can say what the word "Rudat" really means. Some people say that "Rudat" comes from the word "Raudah" which means marching and others say that it is derived from the Dutch word "Soldaat" meaning military.

Mak Yong Traditional Performing Art

"MAK YONG"

Mak Yong is a traditional performing art ir the form of theatre. This performance has been very popular among the people of Riau islands since 50 years ago. Today it is still developing in areas such as Matang Arang in the Bintar Timur district. The word Mak Yong comes from the word Mak which means mother and Yorz which means the eldest. So Mak Yong means the eldest mother.

Lenong Performing Traditional Art

"LENONG"
Origin : Jakarta

Lenong is the traditional theater of the indigenous people of Jakarta, who is po-pularly known as orang Betawi. When per-formed Lenong is always accompanied by the gambang kromong orchestra which is traditional to the Betawi people.

Kondo Buleng Performing Traditional Art

"KONDO BULENG" (White stork)
Origin : South Sulawesi

Kondo buleng is the name of a perfc:- mance that tells about the story of a prin-cess who was transformed into a whi:t stork. This traditional theater is known :- several districts like Maros, Selayar, Bodt and Kadingareng islands in South Sulawesi

Kakalumpang Performing Traditional Art

"KAKALUMPANG"
Origin : North Sulawesi

Kakalumpang is one of the traditional performances of the people of Sangihe Talaud Kakalumpang dance shows how the people in Sangihe Talaud are scraping the coconut meat which in the local lan-guage is called "makiking bungo". While scraping the coconut meat, they sing in turns. The word Kakalumpang is derived from the word kalumpang which is the name of a tree which usually grows along the shore line and the word "ka" which means for. So Kakalumpang means song to mekakalumpang. Nlekakalumpang it self means mutual assistance.

Komedi bangsawan Traditional Performing Art

KOMEDI BANGSAWAN
Origin : South Sumatra

Kornedi Bangsawan as a traditional art started to develop at the beginning of the twentieth century in Palembang and was performed by the people in villages. "Komedi Bangsawan" is a traditional theater which tells about the way of life of nobilities and heroes of the early times. Nowadays, in its development "Komedi Bangsawan" has adapted to other elements of culture. KOMEDI BANGSAWAN, a traditional stage show from Palembang, South Sumatra.

Gamat Traditional Performing Arts

"GAMAT"
Origin : West Sumatra

Gamat is a kind of traditional show performed by highly ttained youngsters who uphold dicipline, politeness, customary and religious values. Tari Payung (Umbrella Dance) is a famous gamat art from west sumatera. This dance tells a story about a couple falling in love and the umbrella symbolizes a protection as an act of love

Drama Gong Traditional Performing Arts

"DRAMA GONG"
Origin : Bali

"Drama Gong" is one of the local folk dramas, develop by among others Anak Agung Raka Payadnya from Abian Basa Village Gianyar districh. This Drama is a modification of the "3-anger" dance. The only kind of musical instrument to accompany the drama is a set of "Gongs" from which the name of the Drama is derived from.

Calung Traditional Art from West java

West java calung is different from calung banyumasan.
Calung is communicative traditional musical comedy practised by the people of Sum edang in West 3 ava. "Ilie instru-ment used in this performance is predominantly made of bamboo. The kind of "wulung" bamboo is the best to produce the "slendro", "pelog", and "madende" musical scales, such as those in the "Calung" of Banyumas.

Calung Banyumasan Traditional Performing Arts

Calung Banyumasan is a traditional performing art of the local people of Banyumas. The "Calung" has been passed on from generation to gene-ration and the inventor is anonymous. This performing art was known by the local people as "Lengger" in the 1970s. The accompanying music is played on instruments predominantly made of bamboo.

Bacang Traditional Performing Arts

BACANG Performing Arts

Bacang is tradional performing arts from west Kalimantan Indonesia

Origin
West Kalimantan A legend of the "jangkang" people which still performed until today.

Interpretation
The word "BACANG" means an woman's expression of grief over violence and misfortune.

The Challenges of Tourism Development

The richness of Indonesia in tourist objects, from natural beauty to unique traditions, is unquestionable. It is support-ed by the availability of sufficient tourist facilities. Furthermore, apart from the aforementioned potentials of the country, there are certain facts which will drive more and more foreign tourists to visit Indonesia, namely :