The bustle of the artists carved palm leaves in the village of Tenganan Pegringsingan, Mangosteen, Ubud – Bali is always visible every day. They are busy with activities set up, pour in scratch carving artwork on media palm leaves.
This type of carving is indeed very different from other types of carving by other media such as stone and wood. Because it uses the media palm leaf, then the difficulty level is also higher carve. In addition, the necessary expertise and special care, so the results can be maximized.
Palm leaves are used as a medium for carving was also selected to have good quality and thickness, that are not easily torn and damaged, and the results is more better.
Activity carved palm leaves above it, has been hailed by carving artists in this village for generations as a legacy of ancestors.
Different types of palm leaf engravings such as carving Bali Maps, images of the Goddess, Hindu Balinese calendar to picture puppet characters of Mahabharata. How to make it are usually carved out using a special knife with material from palm leaves that have been processed. For ink, used hazelnuts that have been singed.
For one engraving palmyra fruit sells for 300 thousand to two million rupiah, depending on the motive and size.
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