Lombok : To Buy

Lombok : To Buy

Want to bring home a souvenir from your holiday? Lombok is famous for it’s pearls, woven baskets, pottery and hand crafted textiles like songkets and ikats.

Pick up some local handicrafts at the many stores on Jl Raya Sengiggi in Matram. See weavers in action at Rinjani Handwoven or spoil yourself and buy some beautiful crafted furniture at Galeria Nao.

For pottery, visit Banyumulek village, a pottery centre close to Mataram. Here you will see finely decorated pots as well as traditional urns and water flasks. Penujak (Central Lombok) and Masbagik (East Lombok) are also famous for making pottery. Lombok pottery has gained popularity and is shipped throughout the world.

Buy some beautiful locally produced textiles and watch the weavers at work. These unique textiles can be used as anything from sarongs, wall hangings and tablecloths. Each design is special to each weaver and passed down through generations. There is a traditional hand weaving village in Puyung (Central Lombok).

For those who love jewelry Lombok is famous for producing some of the world’s finest pearls. The annual Lombok-Sumbawa Pearl Festival is the perfect time to visit and pick up some beautiful pearls.

One of the most popular areas to shop for all sorts of antiques is on Jl Yos Sudarso where you’ll see everything from traditional bamboo containers to bone jewels and wooden statues.

Bertais Market is the biggest daily market in Lombok with everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to herbs and spices and local artifacts on sale.

Gem Pearls
Jl. Raya Meninting 69, Senggigi, Lombok
Email: dewi_gempearls@yahoo.com
Phone : 0370 647300

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