PEMANFAATAN ROTAN SEBAGAI KERAJINAN OLEH MASYARAKAT DI DESA EMBALA KECAMATAN PARINDU KABUPATEN SANGGAU

Indonesian forests have abundant non-timber forest products. In Embala Village, rattan is a potential biological wealth. Rattan is usually used by the community as a material for plaiting, rigging, and other purposes. The study aims to describe how the use of rattan and to record the types of rattan from handicrafts by the people of Embala Village, Parindu District, Sanggau Regency. Research methods are carried out by surveys and interview. Data retrieval uses purposive sampling techniques to determine respondents. The result showed that there are 10 types of rattan commonly used by the community in Embala Village, that is: Korthalsia rigida Blume, Calamus javensis Blume, Daemonorops geniculata (Griff) Mart, Calamus caesius Blume, Korthalsia echinometra Beccari, Calamus inops Becc, Calamus manan Miq, Calamus trachycoleus Becc, Daemonorops Melanochaetes Blume, Daemonorops didymophylla Mart. From 10 rattan produces 21 form of handicraft in the form of jarai, bakol, tomikng, raga, oyok podi, pongonae sidu, pongomat tilap, kobab, soo’, pingat, pongampe podi, koranyak, korosah, sapu, simpae, solongko, juah, lokar, jampot, kanol, ntudok. The resulting woven has different uses according to the shapes and size produced such as jarai used to transport firewood from the forest and bakol is used to wash rice into the river.Keywords: Craft, Public, Rattan