The Dekranasda Of The Province Of Bali Reminds Participants Of The Bali Bangkit III IKM Exhibition, Don't Show Counterfeit Goods

Chairperson of the Regional Crafts Council (Dekranasda) of Bali Province Putri Koster/Photo: Antara

DENPASAR - Chairperson of the Regional Crafts Council (Dekranasda) of Bali Province, Putri Koster, reminded the craftsmen who were participating in the Bali Bangkit III IKM Exhibition not to exhibit artificial songket or endek fabrics and various types of crafts made from alpaca.

"The rules are fixed, as has been done in previous exhibitions. This is an effort to glorify ancestral heritage," said Putri Koster at a technical meeting of prospective participants for the Bali Bangkit III IKM exhibition in Denpasar, Sunday, September 12.

The Bali Bangkit III exhibition is scheduled to open on September 15 at the Bali Provincial Cultural Park, with offline and online exhibitions via balimall.id.

"Our task is to maintain the ancestral heritage that has been painstakingly made. One of them is by maintaining quality. Don't even destroy it just because we are tempted by a moment's profit," she said.

According to the wife of the Governor of Bali, the previous Bali Bangkit IKM Exhibition has proven to help the Balinese economy, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

She was also very appreciative and proud of the achievements of the craftsmen in the previous exhibition. However, this achievement does not have to make craftsmen complacent because they have to maintain the quality of Balinese handicrafts.

"Crafts that are exhibited and sold are a reflection of the Balinese people," she said.

Putri Koster also advised the craftsmen to always be honest when selling because it could be one of the assessments of the buyers.

"Don't sell goods that cost Rp1 million for Rp10 million to the wife of an official. That is wrong. Fortune has already been arranged, if that means you have taken your sustenance first, and of course it will be difficult to sell it later," she said.

Meanwhile, Head of the Bali Province Industry and Trade Office I Wayan Jarta said the Bali Bangkit III Exhibition, which opened on September 15, 2021, would last for one month.

"Exhibitors have to be vaccinated twice and must download the carelindungi.id application to show the barcode has been vaccinated," he said.

In line with the Chairman of the Dekranasda, he said the purpose of the Bali Bangkit IKM Exhibition was to revive the Balinese economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing the productivity of MSMEs/IKMs in Bali.

"Besides that, this exhibition also aims to increase market access for artisans' products at home and outside the region," he said.