The history of silver work within the area begins in the Bronze Age with the local artisans trained in working silver and other metals by jewelers from China and Southeast Asia. Since both gold and silver were and are mined in Indonesia, the artisans had lots of raw materials to work with both in the form of the two metals but also in pearls, gems and jewels as well as other naturally occurring items such as bone, shell and beautiful polished rock. In fact by the end of the 1300s Bali was the central area for silver work and jewelry making in Indonesia and was a true hotspot of trading activity in the East.

The main area of silver work is the town of Celuk, which is located on the southern part of the island. There are other artisans spread out over the island, however the major concentration is in the area of Celuk. The skills and training has always been passed down through families on the island with great pride in the quality, uniqueness and beauty of the pieces produced by the family. Some of these families can trace their lineage and their craft back to the first silversmiths in the area, even though local legend indicates that the skill of working silver was actually taught to the families by the gods. There are different patterns and designs used by some of the silversmith families and those that are very familiar with the silver jewelry produced in Bali can identify which artisans created different pieces just by the style and patterns used.

One of the most common methods used to produce the distinct jewelry from the island is know as granulation. A solid natural silver piece is decorated using small granules of silver to form the pattern. This takes a tremendous amount of precision to work with these tiny spheres to place and fix them in the pattern. Since the silver is left natural and not plated or treated, the background between the spheres becomes black, providing a sharp relief to the pattern and really making it pop from the base. Often, especially in the more modern pieces, gems and other metals are used in the design and may play more of a center role in the pattern than would have been found on very early traditional Balinese jewelry.

Another form of decoration used in Bali is actually more from the area of Java, but is still widely used in Bali. This style produces very fine and intricate filigree patterns that are attached to polished silver, resulting in amazingly detailed pieces. Jewels and other metals can also be used in this style, as can a combination of granulation and filigree work. Recently a style of silver jewelry that looks like woven or basket weave patterns on necklaces, bracelets and even earrings has become popular in the exported silver items from the island.

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Yesterday I found the website from Indonesia named Balidoll.com that sells the Silver Jewelry. (Unfortunately it used Bahasa and no English option). It’s Ok for me, I just want to watch their collection.

First I read that name is Balidoll.com, I think that collection have to come from Bali. When I watch their collection, then I found that there are many collection come from Jogjakarta (Jogjakarta). Why did I say that? Silver Jewelry from Bali and Jogja is very differing at its individuality. I will mention that right here.

Bali Silver Jewelry

Silver jewelry style from Bali is tending to thicker than others from Jogja, because it’s playing in correctness compile of the motif and form of the three dimension characters. Most of the Bali Silver Jewelry also forms by the solid silver.
Let say the rings or pendants from Bali, We could see that there are made from solid frame silver which carved look like with the Bali ornaments style.

Jogjakarta Silver Jewelry

Silver Jewelry from Jogjakarta has a unique style, they playing with filigree and form of the silver yarn. It makes the Jogja silver Jewelry tend to attenuate than Bali ones. Jogja silver style made by jointing the yarn till form the framework.
As the filigree style we will find the high art which really hand made by human being. The Jogja silver jewelry style cannot make with casting machine. It has to hand made. As the other hand made, then the Jogja silver jewelry not accurately equal from one to the others, although it had the same models.

After visit and looking at the website collections, I try to call the store owner Mr. Sutrisno Lamin, to confirming what I watch at his website.
Mr. Sutrisno Lamin said that, He made the silver jewelry collections not limited to the Bali or Jogja style, but he called his collections by Indonesian style.

After all Mr. Lamin mention that he produce the silver by collecting of the traditional handicrafts worker group and outsource the production to them. He gives that group the silver to be made to the jewelry and then controlling the quality of the jewelry their made, that’s all. With that system he claims that many handicraft worker groups can get the better life by doing his working order. Sure, that was interesting to me.

One of other interesting ones is that he outsources his jewelry working order to the handicraft worker group at Kotagede town in Jogjakarta. So have I done wrong when I said that the Balidoll.com silver jewelry style is the Jogjakarta style? Let’s prove together.

Indonesia is located in southeast asia, comprises a vast country with many islands, with many different ethnic origins. With such geographical conditions make each tribe has the characteristics of art and culture unique. Ethnic diversity of Indonesia with such a rich art and culture. Variety of art is portrayed in a lot of handicrafts produced by residents of this country. Countries that are appropriate to visit, I wait for you there.

Jogjakarta Ethnic Silver
Jogjakarta which commonly known as Jogja, is a popular tourism destination in Indonesia after Bali. Jogjakarta is rich with culture and high art, puppets, dances, and crafts like batik fabric, and silver. Jogja silversmith well known because of the quality and uniqueness, is located in the area named kotagede.

Jogja silver jewelry crafts already existed since the 16th century, which at the beginning just to meet the needs of the royal palace Ngayokyakarta. Since the year 1930 kotagede began to develop into silver jewelry handicraft center that meets the needs of the general public.

Jogjakarta Ethnic silver jewelry has a unique pattern with typical Javanese style carvings,  usualy use filigree technique with natural motifs such as leaves, flowers, animals. Jogja silver jewelry like ethnic silver pendants, and ethnic silver Brooch can be seen in jogjasilvercraft.com.

Bali Ethnic Silver
Bali is famous in the world as a tourist destination, famous for the beauty of the beach, dancing, exotic dance and valuable works of art that captivate each eye and heart of anyone who has visited this island.
One work of art is quite well known characteristic art bali silver. More prominent in the form of paraphernalia jewelry. Craft motif of bali silver jewelry is very unique, with Balinese carvings. The model is unique and hard to imitate, because these trinkets are still produced manually with the touch of skilled hands and careful to bring into a unique shape and has a high taste.

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