South Kalimantan’s wetlands are not only about rice fields and rivers. In Hulu Sungai Utara, especially around Amuntai, many residents farm by day and weave in their spare time – producing mats and simple furniture as a side business.
Traditional products from this area include lampit mats, hats, fans, baskets, and other woven items made from rattan, bamboo, and the local wetland plant purun. Markets around Amuntai still sell a wide range of these crafts, reflecting how woven goods remain part of daily life in South Kalimantan homes.
For interiors and furniture, this creates a distinctive style:
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Lightweight stools, trays, and small racks built from rattan or bamboo
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Purun and rattan baskets that double as storage under tables or beside sofas
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Lampit mats used as backdrops, headboard panels, or layered floor coverings
Rather than separating “craft” and “furniture,” South Kalimantan’s swamp communities blur the line: everyday weaving naturally becomes part of how houses, warungs, and river cafés are furnished.
