{"title":"Jayapura Oud - Oud Treasure","description":"\u003cp\u003eJayapura: the capital of Papua on the northern Pacific coast, where Yotefa Bay and the Cyclops Mountains overlook the least-depleted oud forests of the world. It is the northern face of the strong oud island, and our stock of it is currently being sourced: register your interest and be the first to know when the first batch arrives, and for whoever does not want to wait, the southern brother is available now in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\"\u003eMerauke oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:2px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:22px 20px;margin:0 0 20px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;border:none;padding:0;\"\u003eJayapura oud is being sourced\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eOur southern Papuan network is already established and now extends northward, but the ruggedness of the mid-island mountains makes the sourcing slower, and we prefer honest slowness to haste. Contact us to register your interest, and until then the Papuan south is present in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;\"\u003eavailable Merauke oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 30px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eRegister your interest in the Jayapura\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA guide to the alternatives available now\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the Jayapura arrives, these are the closest paths to what you are looking for from our present stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe southern brother: Merauke\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eFrom the same island and the same Papuan school: Merauke oud from southern Papua is available now, and it is the closest family reference on which to build your taste until the northern arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eMerauke oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe whole family: Papua\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page of Papuan oud: all that is available of the strong oud island in one place, and from it branch the pages of the south and the north.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/papua-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003ePapua oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe whole archipelago\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe Indonesian oud collection gathers all available islands and their schools, from Sumatra to Borneo to Papua.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eIndonesian oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eStart with samples\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe sample kits: the smartest way to build your comparison reference from what is available before you compare the Jayapura against it upon arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eSample kits →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Oud Treasure?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 5l3-3h5v5l-3 3M12 5L9 2H4v5l3 3m5-5v14m-5-9l5 9 5-9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eA Papuan network already established\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eWe are not strangers to the island: the oud harvesters who supply the Papua and Merauke collections available today are themselves the ones extending the expansion northward toward Jayapura, a natural extension, not a new venture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2v6h6M16 13H8M16 17H8M10 9H8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eFull documentation with every order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAn official invoice and documentation of type, grade, weight, and origin statement on everything we sell today, and the Jayapura will arrive with the same documentation from its first batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M17 1l4 4-4 4M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14M7 23l-4-4 4-4M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eIndividual sorting declared in advance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOur criteria are one across all collections: inspecting pieces one by one for resin veins, weight, and cold scent, and the Jayapura will not be exempt from them however delayed its batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 3h6M10 3v6l-5 8a3 3 0 0 0 3 4h8a3 3 0 0 0 3-4l-5-8V3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eA sample before any commitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eEvery origin we enter enters with a small trial pack from the offered batch itself: we will not ask you for a kilogram of wood your nose has not smelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M18 8a6 6 0 0 0-12 0c0 7-3 9-3 9h18s-3-2-3-9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M13.7 21a2 2 0 0 1-3.4 0\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003ePersonal notification upon availability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThose registered on the interest list are informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from the first batch, and the first batches of any expansion are small by nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M2 12h20M12 2a15 15 0 0 1 0 20 15 15 0 0 1 0-20z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eDocumented international shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTight packaging that preserves the wood's moisture and a tracking number from the preparation centers in Malaysia to the Gulf and the world, for the Jayapura upon its arrival and for all that is available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat distinguishes Jayapura oud?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJayapura is the capital of Papua and its northern gateway: a city that descends from the slopes of the Cyclops Mountains to Yotefa Bay on the Pacific directly, at the exact opposite end from southern Merauke. And the single island here is two environments: the north is an oceanic coast guarded by coastal mountains and fed by the Pacific's rains, and the south is flat plains on the Arafura Sea alternating between seasons of drought and flood. In the world of oud, a difference between the two shores of this magnitude means a possible difference in the wood itself, for the tree is the daughter of its soil and its rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd what the market circulates about the northern Papuan oud is that it carries Papua's known strong presence but with a slightly purer character than the southern. We relay this as it is circulated and do not confirm it: the market's talk is an indicator worth investigating, not a testimony we sell, and you will not read from us a definitive aromatic description of the Jayapura before we burn our batches ourselves and publish the summary on this very page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd an honest consideration we declare: the value of this page today is in the completeness of the map, not in present goods. Whoever wants the Papuan now, the south precedes the north to it, and whoever wants the north specifically, his priority is reserved by registering, not by silent waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe sourcing plan: the network extends northward\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe network of oud harvesters we built in southern Papua around Merauke is itself the one now extending northward toward Jayapura, so the expansion here is a natural extension of established relations, not a start from zero. But honesty requires stating the obstacle: the towering mid-island mountains separate the two shores, and the land routes between them are almost nonexistent, so reaching the northern forests and assessing their batches takes longer than usual. We will not rush a batch whose inspections are incomplete, and we will not promise a date we cannot guarantee: what we guarantee is that the registered are informed first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eWhat we seek in the north\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBatches from the forests of northern Papua with trustworthy source documentation through our network extending from the south, and we will name each batch by its true source however delayed its arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eRegister your interest →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eAvailable now: Merauke\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe southern brother is present today with its sorted pieces: the closest comparison reference by family and geography for the coming Jayapura.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eMerauke oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eAvailable now: Papua\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page with its present collection: the island's strong presence that built the Papuan school's reputation in the majlises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/papua-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003ePapua oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe whole natural oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOur declared scale in grading and sorting on the natural oud collection: the same criteria that will sort the Jayapura when it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eNatural oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuality and grading: a declared commitment before arrival\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe declare it before the first Jayapura piece arrives: the same criteria that sort all our collections will be applied to it letter by letter. Individual inspection of pieces at the preparation centers in Malaysia, visible resin veins, weight that betrays the wood's fullness, a clean cold scent before any ember, and explicit grading on the same declared scale you know in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\"\u003enatural oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e. And with caution we say it: its Papuan brothers positioned near the excellent grades on our scale, and it is logical to expect the Jayapura a nearby position, but expectation does not grant a grade, and sorting alone judges. As for the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/enhanced-oud\"\u003eenhanced oud\u003c\/a\u003e, it is another scale declared by its name for whoever wants frank economical alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is waiting for the Jayapura?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe completer of the Papua family\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYou have the parent and the south and you lack the northern piece: with this page the family map is completed, and with early registration your set is completed from the first batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eReserve your priority →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe origin collector\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAn origin named after the capital of Papua itself is rarely displayed outside the island: an addition that distinguishes the serious collector's set from the shelf of repeated names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBuild your reference →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe lover of the strong seeking the purest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYou loved the strong Papuan's presence and ask about a version the market circulates as purer in character? The Jayapura is your candidate, and the final judgment is your burner's, not the tales'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/papua-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eThe available Papuan →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe following merchant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA northern origin with a direct oceanic port is a future card for quantities: register your target quantities early and be at the front of the wholesale list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eRegister as a quantity →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do you prepare for the Jayapura's arrival?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eTry the southern Merauke first\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBuild your closest family reference from the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003eMerauke oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e available now: whoever knew the south of the island well will read its north from the first ember upon its arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eRegister your interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOne message through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e registers you on the interest list: you are informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from a first batch that will not wait for the hesitant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eUpon arrival: the sample first\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAs is our custom in every new origin, the Jayapura will be available in a small trial pack from the offered batch itself. Start with it however great your enthusiasm, or order it through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/order-samples\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003esample request page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eCompare the north with the south yourself\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003ePlace the Jayapura beside your Merauke reference on a moderate coal and compare the opening, the heart, and the persistence: the direct comparison between the two shores of the island, not the market's talk, is what tells you whether the north is truly purer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe source and origin: Jayapura and northern Papua\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJayapura is a city exceptional in location: it wraps around the deep Yotefa Bay and climbs the slopes of the Cyclops Mountains overlooking it, kilometers from the border with Papua New Guinea. It is the capital and the main port of northern Papua, and behind its coast extend forests among the least-depleted oud forests of the world, for its remote distance from the traditional trade routes protected it from what exhausted the famous origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the northern transport routes themselves are part of the story: the northern batches leave from the port of Jayapura overlooking the ocean directly without crossing the island, and it is a future logistical advantage we count on once the supply line stabilizes, for the wood whose road is shortened is circulated less between hands and its documentation is safer. Today our Papuan supply passes through the established southern network, and tomorrow we hope the north will have its own gateway. Read our full method on the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eabout us\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated collections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eMerauke oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe southern brother available now: sorted pieces from southern Papua, and the closest reference for the coming Jayapura.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003ePapua oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page of the family: the strong oud island's presence available today, and from it branch the south and the north.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/papua-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eIndonesian oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe whole archipelago: all available islands and their schools in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eSample kits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe smartest start: trial packs from the offered batches themselves with which you build your reference before the Jayapura arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe educational guide: understand the Jayapura before it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe north and south of the island in the world of oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do the two shores of a single island differ? Because the large islands are not one environment: the mountains of the middle hold back the winds and the rains, watering them on one shore and shading the other, so the soil, the humidity, and the rhythm of the seasons differ between the two coasts. And the oud tree is the daughter of its environment: its resin is a response to its conditions, so the difference in conditions between an oceanic mountainous north and a seasonal flat-plain south makes a possible difference in the wood a serious possibility. This is why the knowers dedicate to the two shores of the large island two pages, not one, and this is why we build the Papua family with us as a parent, a south, and a north.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Papua family with a complete map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this page the Papuan family map is completed with us: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/papua-oud\"\u003ePapua oud\u003c\/a\u003e the parent page with its present stock, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\"\u003eMerauke oud\u003c\/a\u003e in the south available today, and this Jayapura in the north, coming. Three pages for one island because the island deserves it: the widest stores of strong oud most distant from depletion, and two shores each deserving its own name. And our expansion map beyond Papua is declared too: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/javanese-oud\"\u003eJava\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malino-oud\"\u003eMalino\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/bangka-oud\"\u003eBangka\u003c\/a\u003e are being sourced as well, so our whole direction is before you before we sell you anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur coming assessment protocol for the Jayapura\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the candidate batches arrive we will apply the usual protocol to them and then publish its summary here: a cold inspection of the pieces for the veins, weight, and scent before the ember, then comparative burning sessions on a moderate coal beside Merauke and Papua references from our own stock, and recording of the opening, the heart, and the persistence. And the central comparison question is declared in advance: is the north purer in character than the south as the market circulates? What we publish after the burning is a testimony of experience, not a copy from catalogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions about Jayapura oud\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhere is Jayapura located?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eJayapura is the capital of the Indonesian province of Papua, located on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea overlooking the Pacific directly, on Yotefa Bay and beside the coastal Cyclops Mountains, near the border with Papua New Guinea. It is the largest city in northern Papua as Merauke is the largest city of the south, and the northern end of our Papuan family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the expected difference between the Jayapura and the Merauke?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe relay what the market circulates and do not confirm it: the northern Papuan oud is usually described as a strong presence in a slightly purer character than the southern, but this is circulated talk, not a tasting testimony from us. The environmental difference is real, the Pacific coasts and the Cyclops Mountains in the north versus the flat Arafura plains in the south, but its aromatic translation we will not announce before we burn our batches ourselves and publish its summary here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhen will Jayapura oud be available in the store?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eHonestly: we do not have a confirmed date to announce, and we will not promise a date we cannot guarantee. Our southern Papuan network is already established and now extends northward, but the distance between the south and the north and the ruggedness of the mid-island mountains make the sourcing slower than usual. Register your interest through the contact page and we will inform you personally the moment the first batch is approved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the closest alternative available now?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThe southern brother certainly: Merauke oud from southern Papua is available now in its own collection, and it is the closest geographic and family relative to the coming Jayapura, from the same island and the same Papuan school. And the parent Papua oud page gathers all the available Papuan, and for whoever wants the whole archipelago, the Indonesian oud collection and the sample kits are waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy is sourcing northern Papuan oud slower?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBecause the Papuan geography is harsh: the network of oud harvesters we built in the south around Merauke now extends northward, but the towering mid-island mountains separate the two shores, and the land routes between them are almost nonexistent, so reaching the northern forests and securing their batches takes longer. We prefer honest slowness to a haste that supplies goods without documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eCan I register a pre-order for the Jayapura?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eYes, through the contact page: mention that you are interested in Jayapura oud specifically, and specify what matters to you of a grade, quantity, or first sample, and we will register you on the interest list. Upon the stock's arrival we contact you before the public announcement, and you have selection priority from the first batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the expected price of Jayapura oud?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe do not announce figures for goods that have not arrived, for promising a price before sorting is marketing, not honesty. What we commit to: a price that reflects the true grade after individual inspection, on the same declared scale you know in our available Papuan collections. And those registered on the interest list know the full prices as soon as they are announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill the Jayapura be wild or from plantations?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe will declare that with full transparency upon availability, in the product name itself, not in the footnote. The forests of northern Papua are among the least-depleted oud regions of the world, which favors the chances of the wild, but we do not claim knowledge of what we have not verified: when we approve the first batch you will read its true source and pay the price of what you actually buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I get a notification the moment it is available?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eRegister your interest through the contact page with your email or number, and we will message you directly upon the approval of the first Jayapura batch and before the public announcement in the store. No random mailing lists: one message upon actual availability, with the full details of grade, source, and prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill samples of the Jayapura be available upon arrival?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eYes, and this is a commitment declared in advance: every new origin we enter enters with a small trial pack, so we will not ask you to commit to a kilogram of an origin you have not smelled. And the sample will be from the same batch offered for sale, not a selected promotional sample, and until its arrival you build your reference from the available sample kits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill wholesale quantities of the Jayapura be available?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe plan for that, for our southern Papuan network already serves wholesale merchants today, and the port of Jayapura overlooking the ocean directly is a promising logistical advantage for quantities in the future. But the first batches will be limited by the nature of the expansion, so register your target quantities early through the request-quotation page and we will tell you realistically what can be allocated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy a page for an unavailable origin?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eTransparency of the expansion map: with this page the Papua family map is completed with us, the parent page, the available south, and the coming north, so you know what we are working to source and where we have reached in it instead of being surprised by a product without context. And it lets you reserve your priority early in an origin whose first batches will arrive small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1f0808;border:1px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:36px 24px;text-align:center;margin:28px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff;border:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003eThe Papuan north is coming — and the south precedes it to you\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#f0e6d6;margin:0 0 22px;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eRegister your interest in the Jayapura to be informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from the first batch, or shop now its southern brother available from the same island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;justify-content:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eRegister your interest in the Jayapura\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/merauke-oud\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;border:1px solid #db9a00;color:#db9a00;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eShop the southern Merauke\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;color:#6b5b3e;font-size:0.92em;margin:14px 0 0;\"\u003eAnd for merchants: register your target quantities early through \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\"\u003erequest a quotation\u003c\/a\u003e or browse the available \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-oud\"\u003ewholesale oud\u003c\/a\u003e, and start your comparison reference from \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\"\u003ethe sample kits\u003c\/a\u003e and your majlises from \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/majlis-oud\"\u003emajlis oud\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/oudtreasure.com\/en\/collections\/jayapura-oud.oembed","provider":"Oud Treasure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}