Traditional arts and crafts can be found throughout East Java, in the rural areas as well as in the cities. Many of the local village crafts are centuries old, the result of skills passed down from generation to generation. As a supplementary occupation, fishing and farming communities fashion all kinds of practical as well as decorative items from natural materials found in the immediate vicinity. Some of the more well known handicrafts include articles of wood, bamboo, rattan and plaited palm leaves, ceramics, brass and copperware, leatherwork, stone carving, mask making, in addition to a variety of batik and woven textiles, clothing and accessories. Listed below are a few of East Java's principal cottage industries, together with their main production centres. Bamboo Lamongan, Magetan, Banyuwangi, Tuban, Ponorogo, Pacitan, Mojokerto, Bawean, Jember, Lumajang, Ngawi, Kediri, Blitar, Probolinggo Wood Crafts Surabaya, Blitar, Sumenep, Malang, Banyuwangi, Tuban, Ponorogo, Madiun, Bojonegoro, Ngawi, Magetan, Sampang, Pamekasan, Kediri, Lamongan, Bondowoso, Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Trenggalek Mats, Plaiting Lamongan, Bawean, Ngawi, Madiun, Jember, Pamekasan, Sumenep Onyx and Marble Tulungagung, Malang, Nganjuk, Trenggalek,Bojonegoro Weaving Lamongan, Sidoarjo, Kediri, Pasuruan, Gresik, Tuban, Probolinggo, Mojokerto Batik Paciran, Ponorogo, Tuban, Trenggalek, Tulungagung, Sidoarjo, Bangkalan, Sumenep, Sampang, Pamekasan, Mojokerto, Gresik, Ngawi, Lumajang Leather Goods Magetan, Ponorogo, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Tulungagung, Blitar, Jombang Brass and Copperware Situbondo, Bondowoso, Pasuruan, Mojokerto, Jombang, Tulungagung, Magetan, Surabaya, Probolinggo Ceramics Malang, Blitar, Probolinggo, Tulungagung, Surabaya Rattan Malang, Pasuruan, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Gresik, Jember, Banyuwangi, Tuban, Kediri Shell Crafts Surabaya, Sumenep, Situbondo, Lumajang

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