Bali has been known as a top tourist destination in the world especially with its Bali luxury villas and Bali villas resort. It also has private villas in Bali that provide the most luxurious and reasonably priced accommodations. However, more than these, Bali is also a great source of sculpture artworks.
Only during the period of January to July 2012, a 31.03 percent increase had been experienced by Bali in the value of their sculpture exports. Compared to only US$36.49 million worth of sculpture exports during the same period last year, a whopping US$47.82 million was reached this year.
It has been known from I Ketut Teneng, spokesperson for the Bali provincial government, that among the 17 handicrafts in Bali, it is the wooden souvenirs and sculptures which are considered a dominant commodity in the island.
"Commodities in these two categories accounted for 16.89 percent of the total value of Bali's exports, worth US$283.11 million,” he said.
These products are exported to the United States, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, as well as China.
“Those commodities occupy 16.89 percent of the total value of Bali's exports worth of US$283.11,” said I Ketut Teneng.
The artists and craftsmen of Bali have been inspired to make their products of better quality because of the positive response that the international market has given them.
Ketut also added that fluctuations in the figures of the sculpture exports were due to the financial crisis being experienced by the world over.
This is good news for all Balinese as this sculpture exports will definitely add to their being a tourist destination apart from having beautiful Bali luxury villas.
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