The Museum Shop

The museum shop is available for visitors wishing to buy Indonesian typical items as a gift. The shop sells a variety of textile products like table cloths and shawls, books on Indonesia, ethnic handicrafts, replicas like statues made of bronze, stone and clay as well as ethnic symbols like wayang kulit (leather puppets), wayang golek (wooden puppets) temples and monuments. These items are not yet available online

If you wish to discover the best Indonesian arts, crafts and antiques products for purchase, then visit http://www.rajacraft.com/, an online marketplace.

Harris Museum and Art Gallery

The Harris Museum offers the best of contemporary art and of Preston's heritage in a beautiful Grade 1 listed building. What's more, it's free! There is something for everyone; collections of paintings, sculpture, textiles, costume, glass and ceramics as well as the story of Preston gallery, contemporary art shows and a shop and cafe. Admission is free and with about fifteen temporary exhibitions each year there is always something new to see. Exhibitions and displays are also accompanied by activities and events for all the family.

The History of Numismatic

In the middle age, in Europe, numismatics collectors collected which is no longer valid in various ages and countries, the objects of scientific study which has been pioneered since Renaissance when human beings enter to cultural stages which are deeply influenced by philosophy and science.

Scientists were not only interested in raw material, shape, ornament and growth of the numismatics but also they were interested in disclosing human beings’ life background from time to time.
As a result, one of scientific branches appeared numismatics which drives from ‘nomisma’ means money. The numismatics, in general, defined as the science which studies the history of money including postage insignia, and medal. The numismatics study in Indonesia is evidence of direct of our national involving with the others nations from time to time. The currencies which have ever circulated in Indonesia are Krisnala ( 896 – 1158 ) Portugal’s money ( gold, silver, bronze ) 1802 Javanese’ rupiah and duit ( 1811 – 1816 ) nica ( 1947 ) ori ( 1946 ) and Indonesia’s rupiah since 1950 until now days.

Sarung Samarinda History

Sarung samarinda industry was beginning of the Wajo tribe migration from south Sulawesi on XVII century. On the weadding party Goa King’s crown price with Bone King’s princess was done cockfighting which followed by the King’s song and a nobleman. The cock from Wajo was lose by the cock from Bone.

Motif Asepulu Bolong

La Ma’dukelleng killed a nobleman from bone (Matolla) then come delegation of Wajo king to Bone for asking the Bone king surrendered La Ma’dukelleng, the Bone king was judged. This request refused, so heppening the battle in 1665. in the battle the Wajo Kingdom was defcat. With agreament that La Ma’dukelleng a long with the third its son namely, to Sibengareng, Petattorawe, Petatosingka, with eight nobelman and two hundreds its participant left Wajo to Kutai area. On the middle way this group finish the stock and stopped at the Pasir Baru. After one moon they gotten the information that the Wajo Kingdom had submitted by Bone Kingdom so a lot of Bone people which come to Kutai.

Motif Ayam Palupuh

Finally delegated La Mohang Daeng Mangkona direct Kutai to work in this time the Kutai Kingdom was Governed by Pangeran Dipati Majo Kusumo By Kutai King, La Ma’dukelleng Daeng Mangkona given the area at the loa buah but this area wasn’t suitable for growing rice, finally it was given at the Samarinda Seberang area.

Motif Hatta

Finally La Mahong Daeng Mangkona lived at the Samarinda Seberang and they work there in the new area, the Wajo people is still do their habit, one of the famous is development industry traditional weaving which is done by mothers which present is more known by name sarung Samarinda.

Plaque of Yupa

When the illustrious and eminent prince King Mulawarman, had given a gift of a twenty thousand kine and a score to the twice born who resemble the sacrificial fire, at the most blessed field Waprakecwara. For that deed of merit this sacrificial post has been made by the priest who had come hither.

Buritkang Cruse

The Material from iron its blade and vory for its hilt. The Ornament as relief shaped dragon for its blade and woment and clinbing plants shoped the spiral for its hilt. This cruse as atribute for in auguration Sultan Kutai Kartanegara.

The material gold 23 carat for statue and 18 carat for bid of paradise weight 350 gram. This Vishnu Necklace as atribute for in angaration Sultan Kutai Kartanegara.

Blowgun from Kalimantan

Blowgun from the original tribe borneo is a stick of wood is formed of a rod pipe the formed the hole to throw a arrow in a way be blown. At the tip of the blowgun is given a knife and focus to such of target.

The process of hollow rod with a wooden blowgun is how to play while pressing a steel wire that is sharp the tip, the wire length is adjusted to the length of a stick that will be formed to the blowgun, the length of blowgun is usually between two to three meters.

Basically the blowgun used by the native tribe of Borneo Dayak or Kutai as a means of hunting animals such as deer, rabbits or deer forest. Not only that, the blowgun also is used to immobilize the opponent defense or in combat. Blowgun became very powerful because it can be used in a relatively remote distance without direct physical contact and do not cause noise.

The bullet processed such as shaft a small arrow its from tree branches anau such a forest of coconut leaves are used for normal roof hut the tribe of borneo. At the base point bullet are given a kind of plug for pressure when the blown, and the tip of the bullet is given the toxic from sap of trees. the spread this poison directly into the bloodstream and damage the instantaneous for organ function causing death in a very short time.

Blowgun at this time is very rarely found as only few people to make at this time and usualy only serve as a heirloom of families from generation to generation on the native tribe of Borneo.

Sword made in Borneo

Saber was originally used by native tribes Borneo as a sharp weapon to cut or chop down trees and have also made special equipment for the defense or to protect themselves. If the first time saber is made of stone or other materials while the current Saber usually made use of the heated base of iron to be formed according to the desired shape that is usually tailored to the needs or purpose usage.

At this time a lot of saber made for the collection and sold freely traded as souvenirs typical Borneo.

Sword of Sultan Kutai

Kutai kingdom of the sword is made of solid gold. Graven on the handle of the sword is in a tiger ready to pounce, while at the tip of the sword sheath decorated with a crocodile. Sultan Kutai this sword can be seen at the National Museum, Jakarta.

Crown of Sultan Kutai Kartanegara

Helmet or Crown Sultan Kutai Kartanegara made of gold decorated with gem-stones. With pillars the form of a crown and the face shape are stratified, decorated with a wavy or spiral motif combined with the spiraling motif. Decorations back in form bird-shaped motif carved flowers, birds and deer.

Crown of gold has been used since the start of Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman served (1845 - 1899). Estimated crown is made at the mid-19th century by goldsmith's own kingdom of Kutai. As described by Carl Bock in his book The Head-Hunters of Borneo (1881) that the Sultan Sulaiman has 6 to 8 goldsmith employed to create special items of gold and silver for the Sultan.

Mulawarman Tenggarong in the Museum can be seen only a copy of this crown. Crown of the original weighing almost 2 kg in the National Museum in Jakarta. At the time induction Sultan H.A.M. Salehuddin II as Sultan of Kutai Kartanegara on 22 September 2001, the District of Kutai Kartanegara borrow this helmet induction procession to the Sultan.