JAKARTA – Chairperson of the Aceh Regional Crafts Council (Dekranasda), Ny. Ayu Marzuki, stated that this year Aceh is bringing four regencies to enliven the 2023 Nusantara Craft Exhibition (Kriyanusa).

The Kriyanusa exhibition, held annually by the National Crafts Council (Dekranasda) Central, showcases various craft products from regional representatives and will take place until September 17, 2023, at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) Senayan, Central Jakarta.

\"This year, Aceh Dekranasda is bringing four regencies, namely Aceh Besar, Bener Meriah, Lhokseumawe, and Nagan Raya,\" explained Ny. Ayu Marzuki after attending the inauguration of Kriyanusa 2023 by First Lady Hj. Iriana Joko Widodo on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

The Chairperson of Aceh Dekranasda mentioned several products exhibited by Aceh, such as woven bili, rattan, and solanda songket from Aceh Besar.

\"Meanwhile, Bener Meriah and Lhokseumawe are showcasing embroidery and water hyacinth crafts. Additionally, Nagan Raya Regency is presenting coconut shell crafts and jade stone,\" said the wife of the Acting Governor of Aceh.

She hopes that Dekranasda in other regencies will follow the example of these four regencies, continuously innovating to create new crafts unique to Aceh. Ayu Marzuki cited an example from Aceh Besar, where a new craft innovation utilizes banana fiber, turning it into thread, which then becomes new songket and woven products named regional songket embroidery or solanda.