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In regent boyolali central java , there is a home industry centre which produce  metal craft  especially copper craft .home industry is located in tumang village. According to the local tale ,about 18^th century,born a child from mataram II kingdom family.amed kyai rogosasi,cause of physical defect,he wasn’t allowed to live in the palace.the he was bought kyai wonosegoro who lived merapi mount slope after rogosasi became adult and could be independent ,he moved another place,and built village at there.the price was helped envoy of mataram kingdom.The fist envoy help the prince and local community to make keris (traditional dagger) anmd its case. The second helped to make clothes made from silver .The Third helped the villagers to make cooking tool made from copper . 

In the beginning ,the villagers in tumang village produced home equipments made from copper .Then starting  by 1979 some new innovations  were added.some people  tried to delevop copper hammered to be  home accessories and antique copper design. It’s various made by copper craft .name it  kithchen ware copper , Table copper craft , such as lamp antique copper  ,hammered astray copper ,minimalis copper  design etc. From usable –work to nindirect such as hammered sink copper , vase copper , statue copper craft ,art work  antique copper than called as an art -work.The Two grouping not always means as black and white where usable-work,doesn’t have value of art or at the other way that artwork doesn’t have function .this is due to many copper craft can grouped as both usable-work and art work.A work is designed such way to become not just usable-work  but also as a high art value. So as an art work in specific shape that art can be used as usable –work. 

Observing and owning  artworks in particular copper craft ,not just make us closer to the nature cause of its close character that come frome earth.but also its un-sparkling  character  that will remind us to simplicity. Simplicity of nature spounted by copper will show the ingenious of artist  whe he/she succed in change it into magnificent art work, Copper Art work is an alliance of high –skill of the artist and natural material. Good copper craft artwork will show its “spirit”. Spirit of the material and the artist.