Aceh is known as the oldest Islamic city in Southeast Asia located within the country of Indonesia.
Aceh holds its own charm that causes many people to take an interest to visit the city nicknamed this Veranda of Mecca.
following the typical souvenirs of Aceh are often hunted by tourists my observation results:
*Rencong
Rencong is a traditional weapon typical Acehnese most famous is rencong.
*Pinto Jewelery Aceh
Pinto aceh is a jewelry motif originally found by artists from Aceh at that time, Mahmud Ibrahim who is also a blacksmith. Mahmud Ibrahim made his work because it was inspired from the monument relics of the king of Aceh, Iskandar Muda in the form of monuments.
*Songket Aceh
songket fabric itself is made by woven using a tool of wood. The weave must use multicolored threads to create the desired motifs and shapes.
*Kupiah meukeutop.
Kupiah Meukeutop is one type of cap that is now often worn by the bride of the city serami mecca in the marriage that they carry out. Furthermore, formerly this rupiah should only be used by the royal palace alias king or the nobles.
*Kupiah Riman
The Kupiah came from the Pidie area and used to be used by high officials and nobles, especially from Pidie. Not only used for worship only, kupiah or peci is also often worn during formal events and non formal.
*Aceh motif bag
The aceh motif bag most of the bags found today are plain, although there are some bags that are given pictures, but usually the bag is for children. If tired of such a bag, then the bag motif Aceh is one of the alternative bag because it has a distinctive motif from Aceh. its manufacture that attention to quality, so the result is a delicate bag with the formation of a neat motif. This is reasonable because the manufacture is done with embroidery machines and craftsmen experienced in the field.
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