Carving Out a Niche Market

Iwan Herawan in Bandung turned his carving hobby into a lucrative business. Annual sales reach Rp300 million.

September 10, 2013

A shop the size of a garage is filled with wood carvings of various animals. The wooden structure stands near the entrance to the Mount Tangkuban Parahu tourist area in Bandung, West Java. Near the door is a meter-long Sumatran Tiger, agape, as if ready to pounce on its prey. Unafraid, Harun, a visitor, approached the tiger and stroked its head. "It actually looks like the real thing," he told Tempo last week.

That afternoon, Harun, 38, looked on wi

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