INITIALLY the residents of Rungkang Jangkuk hamlet, Sayang-sayang village, Mataram, earned a living by making pottery and domestic utensils. But the earnings did not satisfy them. Luckily, art shop owners in Bali asked them to supply Lombok-specific handicrafts.

So since 1989 the Rungkang residents began to hunt for antiques of Sasak tribe heritage in the hinterland of Lombok. The antiques consist of kris, jars, ceramics, berugak (a Sasak-speci