Magelang
is an interesting tourist resort with many attractive old buildings. It is
located in Central Java about forty five kilometers north of Yogyakarta .
It takes about an hour by bus from Yogyakarta .
Pucang,
Secang a sub district in Magelang, is one of the popular places for horn
carving handicraft. It is said that most of people are skilled in this art.
More than thirty five families actually make their living by carving horns of
buffaloes and cows.
They
normally produce one thousand carving a day. However, this is not a record for
a single day. They once received an order for one hundred and forty two
thousand combs to be completed within one month. Any kind of horn carving
handicraft is displayed at the workshop, where tourist often come to buy
souvenirs.