Home to woodcarvers, this village and nearby villages specialize in the carving of soft wood figures. Brightly painted flowers, frogs, fruits, animal figures can be found in abundance.
Tegalalang is village located on the north-south road from Kintamani and Ubud. Driving along this stretch you will have no doubt you are in Tegalalang because of the abundance in wooden carvings that are displayed along the road. Development in Tegalalang is another example of ribbon development, the expansion of a village along the main road but usually only 1 shop deep. Central Tegalalang has Bali-baroque style shops whereas the buildings on the northern and southern edges of town are simple adobe mud-brick family compounds with family temples. The village of Tegalalang specializes in pumping out carved fish, birds, trees and other designs that are painted in bright colors. These are designed for the tourist market, not really the antique or quality market. A visitor might also check out the selection of wall-panels, furniture, antique-style doors and topeng masks.
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