This man and his gemstones are from the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan, one of Indonesia's richest provinces and main producers of gemstrones.
Bandung is not much of a gemstone producer. However, gemstones from other Indonesian provinces are quite easy to find in this city. Aside from jewellery shops, gemstones are aslo offered at small counters that can be found at almost all of Bandung's supermarkets and malls, and even at street markets, such as Alun-Alun Bandung (Bandung City Square) and Pasar Kaget Minggu Lapangan Gasibu (Gasibu Square Sunday makeshift market), where I took this photo, etc.
Indonesia, by the way, produces quite a variety of gemstones such as onyx, ruby, opal, hematite, amethyst, zircon, and even more precious stones such as jade, diamond, and emerald.
I meet a few gemstone seller during my recent trip to our Sarikin border market that is about 45 mins drive from Kuching City.They have a lots of legendry story about the stone.
ReplyDeleteI will post about this market soon.
Anyway Thanks for sharing and have a nice day.
I like this photo! very nice people composition. the gems looked like its pretty popular.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful street shot, Eki. I'm glad this one is in color so we can enjoy the shades of those pretty stones. Gemstones are a weakness of mine, I must admit!
ReplyDeleteOhhh… Dangerous place for me! How are the prices?
ReplyDeleteLove the perspective! I feel like I'm actually going to shop.
Thanks for the info! I never knew Indonesia produces a wide range of gemstones. Another great information that I learnt today. ;)
ReplyDeleteVery good information to go with a great street scene photo!
ReplyDeleteEveryone looks as thought they know so much about the gems. But how do you tell if these are genuine stones or not.
ReplyDeleteit means that bandung is the trading center.
ReplyDeleteI love going to outdoor markets/fairs/festival and just gawk at the beautiful hand made jewelry.
ReplyDeleteEki..I am catching up and so thrilled to see that people are coming and commenting on your great work. It's fun to read all the comments too...
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