Meubel Dwi Jati Jepara II

JEPARA - Do not want to be known as a local Jepara product, Jepara through the furniture is now also trying to carve up the image carving furniture is not only limited to be community property belonging to Jepara but nationally and worldwide.

Yes as well as batik was first recognized to be world heritage. Carved furniture from the home town of RA Kartini also want to get similar recognition. Of course not easy because it must go through several stages and long verification.

This also encourages district government seeks lift craft that had gone on from generation to generation is recognized by Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), one of the agencies under the United Nations (UN). It is never too late to be proposed to the organization's world.

Jepara Regent Hendro Martojo explained, district government has formed a committee headed by regional secretary. To follow up, the committee in December will make a proposal containing integrative about Jepara carving history, who developed, roughly when it came about, originality, spreading both in Indonesia and the world. Including a supporting document.

The proposal itself''the existing manual from the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia. In the near future directing team of the central government will come down to Jepara. The central government is proposing approximately in October. I do not know exactly, "he said.

Hendro district government has only admitted short time. Proposals regarding the proposed plans carved furniture will showed to Unesco conference in Abu Dhabi in October 2010 by the central government.

according Hendro will try to realize a dream to carve furniture such as batik also recognized as world heritage. But step towards recognition was not easy.

''It's different from the impressions of batik has appointed nationaled time. Batik is not known with Pekalongan batik, batik Lasem, Solo and more. While carving furniture Jepara's impression was it, "he explained.

Time to prepare and propose carving furniture will be done at the central government Unesco conference in Abu Dhabi in 2010. "We will try my best," added Regent.

Optimistic not only delivered the regent. leader of Trade Office of Trade and Industry Jepara also convey Salem Bayong still some hope that the furniture can be carved like batik.

Opportunity''is still there. Live how we have data supporting that was carved furniture from Jepara,'' salem said.

From the historical side of the carved furniture Jepara, based on the information it has a history of it. Proved until now carved furniture is still produced Jepara community. This would be important for capital carved furniture to be recognized as batik Unesco earlier recognition of the world. (ZIS / rus)