Nira Aceh Craftsmen

rahmadantara (56)in #photography • 7 years ago (edited)

_{THIS IS NIRA WATER WHICH IS PRODUCED FROM THE TREE TRUNK OF AREN WHICH HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY GENERATIONS IN ACEH, INDONESIA.}

Make	Canon
Lens	EF70-200mm f/4L USM
LensInfo	70-200mm f/?
Model	Canon EOS 7D
Exposure	1/125
Aperture	11
Focal Length	113.0 mm
ISO Speed	1250
Shoot	@rahmadantara

Hi Friends at Steemit .... How are you today, Hopefully healthy always. This is my third post about the process of making water Nira until ready to sale.

Nira Aceh Craftsmen

_{Water craftsman Nira brings bamboo granary to the garden Nira}

A young man carrying a 1 meter to 1.5 meter tube, trekking through the garden bush, no matter the hot weather, the clothing attached to his body changes color and the blisters are exposed to the palm sap, the hats he always uses are the legacy of his parents inherited with hundreds of stems aren.

Syukran, the first son to live with his mother and three younger siblings, left their parents behind their male son in Paloh Batee village, Muara Dua sub-district, Lhokseumawe cty, Aceh province.

_{Water craftsman Nira trekking through the garden to see the height of palm trees.}

The clock shows at 13:00 pm, of course the esophagus is getting dry and the stomach becomes more empty, in the midst of other people's busyness he continues walking through the forest of the garden, while occasionally looking up the palm tree towering 15 to 20 meters. on each bar is available bamboo ladder for footrests when climbing palm trees.
Finding juice is very skilled for him, the job has been dilakoni since he sat in elementary school, helping his parents menceres palm sugar flower bunches to be taken and then sold to support their families and tuition fees. But now this work that was inherited to him was done alone, when time assisted close relatives.

_{The water craftsman Nira arrived at the plantation of the Nira water reservoir}

It takes a whole day to wait for the juice of the nira out of the stem to gain satisfactory results. In the month of Ramadan, he had to work hard to every palm stem in the morning and afternoon scattered in the garden area of eight hectares owned by his parents.

Sugar plants grow in various places in the homeland, Some people call the water nira with the Latin name Arrenga pinnata Merr known in a number of regional languages such as Aceh called ie jok, Batak called Pola, Paula, Bagot, Minang Kabau named Agaton, Bargot, Anau, Biluluk, Sundanese called Kawung, Taren, Javanese language called Aren, Lirang, Nanggung, Bali Jaka, Hano, Moke, Huwat FIores Akel, Akere, Koito, Akol, Inru Bugis, Seho calledTernate which is often used as a intoxicating wine drink.

_{Nira craftsman farmers use bamboo climbing steps Nira tree, pulling bamboo bamboo water reservoir sap}

Now, sugar palm juice water is not only consumed for the release of thirst alone, but busy consumed for the health of the body, believed to cure diseases such as canker sores, constipation, back pain, skin rashes, kidney stones and bermamfaat warm the body, increase the vitality of men when mixed with herb like young areca nut.

_{Nira water craftsmen screenched the base of the palm tree flower bunch for the pairs of bamboo bamboo reservoir water.}

While the medical community says, pure nira water is also beneficial to maintain strong bones are not easily fragile, in addition to good consumption among breastfeeding mothers. because nira water is beneficial to launch milk.
Nira traces of sugar palm tree flower tear is very fresh and sweet because it contains sugar content 10 to 15 percent. So that the water used as the main raw material of making brown sugar. Water juice and sugar palm is also used for fermented drinks, tuak-making materials, making palm vinegar, palm sugar, baking mixture, kaling, leaves used as rooftops, broom making.

_{Nira craftsmen farmers use bamboo stairs to climb the tree Nira with a height of 15 meters}

_{Farmers Nira water craftsman installing bamboo bamboo water reservoir sap.}

_{The water craftsman Nira closes the mouth of the bamboo bamboo container to avoid the entry of dirt, rain water and the incidence of honey bees.}

_{The water craftsman Nira releases the straps of bamboo bamboo with water of sap}

_{Water craftsman Nira brought a number of bamboo containers of water nira results dideres back home.}

_{Nira water craftsmen filter the separation of waste and waste to produce pure syrup juice}

_{Water craftsman Nira do a second filter sari pure juice after the separation of waste and waste}

_{Water craftsman Nira filling pure nira water into a bottle of mineral water}

_{Water craftsman Nira arranging pure nira water that has been filled into a bottle of mineral water}

_{Water craftsman Nira arranges a bottle of pure nira water into a muge basket for a market-wide sale}

_{Water craftsman Nira pick up money from water buyers Rpira Rp5000 to Rp10.000 bottle}

Pure water enthusiast enthusiast is very crowded, evident every day the water sold out, even looking for water sap has become the hereditary culture of the people of Aceh. The nira water craftsmen claimed to have done this work since he was 10 years old. @Rahmadantara.

All This Photo Taken With DSLR Canon 7D Camera