Merauke Typical Noken Souvenir Trader Earns Profits Thanks To PON Papua

Noken souvenir seller when met at his merchandise booth in Merauke, Papua, Friday 1 October (Yogi Rachman/Antara)

JAKARTA - Merauke souvenir merchants reap higher profits than usual thanks to the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON). One of the noken craftsmen, Sisilia Sankakai, said that he could sell more than three bags of noken in a day to buyers, mostly from the contingent. Participants of the XX Papua PON compared to normal days. "Since this PON, there have been quite a number of buyers," said Sisilia Sankakai when she was met at her stall on Jl. Youth of Merauke, reported by Antara, Friday, October 1.

Sisilia Sankakai said that she opens a stall every day that sells various handicrafts such as noken, loincloth, to hats made from genemo tree bark. "Open every day from six in the morning until nine at night," said Sisilia. which varies, such as the noken which is sold from Rp. 100,000 to Rp. 350,000 depending on the difficulty level of manufacture. The bag of noken sold at the stall is handmade by Sicily Sankakai himself. He explained that it could take up to three days to make one noken bag.