West Java’s Noah

West Java’s Noah

West Java’s Noah

Along the bank of a river in Karangsong, West Java, craftsmen produce traditional vessels. Relying on intuition rather than models, a team of 10 workers takes three months to make a single craft. The most challenging task is bending planks of wood, done using a small bonfire.

Photos & text JG/Paramayuda

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