Where can I find straw, rattan and handbag manufacturers in Kalimantan and Java?

Hello maclear

Thanks for your question which I enjoyed working on - especially when
I found the one site with photos of the attractive bags made in this
part of the world.

Rattan handbags are produced In Kalimantan as part of a project to
develop small-scale business enterprises with work for the local
community:

http://www.bcnet.org/bsp/bcn/marketspace/bcnproducts.htm#rattan

A Kalimantan producer of "handicraft, rattan, bamboo, handbags" is at:

http://www.nafed.go.id/exporter/get_export_profile.php?kode_comp=12544

More rattan bags as well as handbags made from other tropical plants
are produced in Yogyakarta, another part of Indonesia:

http://www.nafed.go.id/news/index.php?artc=9

Bags from West Java made from leaves and fibers, including mendong:

http://www.nafed.go.id/news/index.php?artc=17

If, like me, you need to knw what mendong looks like:

http://www.geocities.com/naturalhandicraft/mendong1.htm

There's a contact for straw handbag manufacturers from Bali or Java
(can't tell which) on the Indonesia Export Trade Forum at:

http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=59726&messageid=988195765

You may find other possible contacts for crafts and fashion
accessories here on the same site:

Indonesia Export Trade Forum

http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/59726

There's one more list of Indonesian exporters (manufacturers?) which
might help:

://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cache:RzyhKQgSkUUC:www.itpc.or.jp/indonesian_exporter.PDF++handbag++Kalimantan+and+Java&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Hope this will put you in touch with manufacturers of the products
you're looking for.  Please let me know if anything needs
clarification.

Regards - Leli


Search notes:

After searching for Indonesian exporters I found the Ministry of
Industry and Trade of the Republic of Indonesia have a useful site at:

http://www.nafed.go.id

I sifted through it via:

://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+site%3Awww.nafed.go.id++handbags&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

and for rattan handicrafts in general:


://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+site%3Awww.nafed.go.id++handicraft+rattan+&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

I also searched with:

://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+handbag++Kalimantan+and+Java&btnG=Google+Search&meta=