8 Portraits of Unang Bagito Showcasing Unique Wooden Cane Collection

"About 3 years before the pandemic, the idea came from a friend at the pesantren (Islamic boarding school). I saw him enjoying cutting wood, so I became interested and bought carving tools to carve wood. Then I tried and it turned out I could make canes," said Unang Bagito.

First, he mentioned that his artistic soul allows him to learn quickly and self-taught in making canes.

Unang obtains the raw materials for making canes from shooting locations. Some of these raw materials are teak wood and Chinese petai trees.

Unang does not sell his collection of wooden canes. However, if a friend wants to buy one, Unang does not set a specific price.

"Currently, I have made around 20 canes. I don't sell them, I just keep them as a collection. Sometimes I like to bring them along, and if anyone is interested, they can have it as a gift, it's up to them how much they want to give," Unang continued.

Unang then explained that the characteristic of all his cane collections is a ring ornament as a sweetener. This is a spontaneous idea that emerged from this 61-year-old man. 

"All of my cane collections have rings as ornaments on the hollowed-out cane as a sweetener, at least adding grandeur to the cane. (The idea) just came to mind, oh there's a hole, let's patch it up with a gemstone ring," he continued. 

Finally, Unang mentioned that he doesn't have a favorite cane. Unang said that all the canes he makes have their own uniqueness and magical value.