Unfinished Mask

Besides displaying the finished masks, Wewed (see yesterday's post) also showed how a mask is made. He was having a break when I visited his stand at the exhibition hall, and so all I saw was this unfinished mask. This mask, like many other Indonesian traditional masks, is made of kayu nangka (jackfruit wood).

Selain memamerkan topeng-topeng yang sudah selesai dibuat, Wewed (lihat posting kemarin) juga mempertunjukkan bagaimana topeng dibuat. Topeng yang belum selesai dibuat ini dibuat dari kayu nangka.

Kerak Telor

Photo caption: A kerak telor seller in at Lapangan Gasibu (Gasibu Square), Bandung.

In addition to food stalls, the Gasibu Square also attracts different kinds of 'mobile' food and beverage sellers like this in the evening.

This man sells kerak telor, a traditional food from Betawi.

I call him a 'mobile' food seller because he uses pikulan (a bamboo carrying pole like the one you see in the picture) to carry all the equipment and ingredients he needs to make the food he's selling.