Consulate to Host First Exhibition of Indonesian Crafts

For the first time in Los Angeles, the Indonesian Consulate and the Bhakti Nusantara Indah Foundation are sponsoring an Indonesian Handicraft Exhibition. It will open Monday and run through next Saturday at the Indonesian Consulate Building, 3457 Wilshire Blvd. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More than 650 items will be on exhibit, said Abdul Irsan, consul general of the Republic of Indonesia. The crafts vary in medium and form. Wood, metal, clay and stone are shaped into various works, some of which take years to complete and are one of a kind. Also, weaving, batiks and jewelry will be part of the exhibit.