In Aceh Besar, Gampong Kueh is emerging as one of the province\u2019s most important rattan craft centers. The village is now widely recognised as a sentra kerajinan rotan, where households turn raw rattan into woven trays, baskets, furniture, and home accessories.<\/p>\n
What makes Gampong Kueh unique is its use of rotan slimit<\/strong>, a local Acehnese rattan species that is small in diameter yet very strong. This slimit rattan is harvested in the mountain forests of Aceh Besar and sold as a key raw material for furniture and UMKM craft, giving the village a steady local supply.<\/p>\n Dekranasda Aceh and Dekranasda Aceh Besar are actively coaching 60+ artisans in Gampong Kueh, hoping to make the village an icon of Aceh rattan as well as a small tourist destination for visitors who want to see weaving and production up close.<\/p>\n Gampong Kueh shows Aceh\u2019s rattan signature clearly: local material, village-based know-how, and growing potential as a craft-and-tourism hub.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Aceh Besar, Gampong Kueh is emerging as one of the province\u2019s most important rattan craft centers. The village is now widely recognised as a sentra kerajinan rotan, where households turn raw rattan into woven trays, baskets, furniture, and home accessories. What makes Gampong Kueh unique is its use of rotan slimit, a local Acehnese […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unique"],"yoast_head":"\n