Nowadays, most Umbrellas are made of cloths and Plastics. However, many people are still interested in traditional Umbrellas made of coconut leaves. This fact makes a craftsman of coconut leaf Umbrellas able to survive the surge of modern products.
In particular season, the industry of Umbrella is stagnant. However, this condition does not affect Harjito, a traditional umbrella craftsman in Tegalrejo Sumbersari Moyudan Sleman, since he is producing a big number of Umbrellas made of coconut leaves to be sold in the rainy season. up to now, Harjito, aided by his wife, has made hundreds of coconut leaf umbrellas.
Later, the coconut leaf Umbrellas will be sold in traditional markets in Yogyakarta, with the price ranging from five to fourteen thousand rupiah, according to the sizes. A small Umbrella is sold for five thousand, the medium one is eight thousand, while the large one is fourteen thousand rupiah. Harjito added that the profit of this industry is not much, but enough to fulfill the daily needs of his family.
In particular season, the industry of Umbrella is stagnant. However, this condition does not affect Harjito, a traditional umbrella craftsman in Tegalrejo Sumbersari Moyudan Sleman, since he is producing a big number of Umbrellas made of coconut leaves to be sold in the rainy season. up to now, Harjito, aided by his wife, has made hundreds of coconut leaf umbrellas.
Later, the coconut leaf Umbrellas will be sold in traditional markets in Yogyakarta, with the price ranging from five to fourteen thousand rupiah, according to the sizes. A small Umbrella is sold for five thousand, the medium one is eight thousand, while the large one is fourteen thousand rupiah. Harjito added that the profit of this industry is not much, but enough to fulfill the daily needs of his family.
