List of Indonesian inventions and discoveries

[1] Nevertheless, despite the shortcomings, its people and government continues their efforts to advance the nation's science and technology sectors.

Notable examples include jong, pinisi, perahu, Borobudur ship and sandeq vessels.

Living in tropical hot and humid environs, Indonesians also has developed the knowledge on food processing technology, especially fermentation, owed to the abundance of mold and fungi species in the region.

In traditional art and entertainment, Indonesians have developed wayang kulit shadow theatre, various dance drama also gamelan orchestra.

[5] Indonesia has a number of industries that producing various advanced technology tools and vehicles; from shipbuilding to weaponry, armoured car to aeroplane.

Indonesians has developed a long tradition of fermentation technique, among others are tempeh , oncom , tuak , brem and tapai .
Tanja sail , an Indonesian invention with global influence, because it allows ships to sail against the wind.
Wayang Purwa type, depicting five Pandawa , from left to right: Bimo , Arjuna , Yudhishthira , Nakula , and Sahadewa at the Indonesia Museum in Jakarta.
Gamelan Son of Lion , a Javanese-style iron American gamelan based in New York City that is devoted to new music, playing in SoHo, Manhattan.
The Surakarta board game.
Contemporary batik fashion in Indonesia
Majapahit terracotta piggy bank , 14th/15th century Trowulan , East Java . (Collection of National Museum of Indonesia , Jakarta )
Detail of bright-colored oncom mold, Neurospora intermedia .
Nagarakretagama palm-leaf manuscript.
Traditional herbal jamu in bottles.
Symbols of Pancasila
Pencak silat tournament in SEA Games XXVI .
Majapahit Cetbang cannon, collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York.
Kreteks from the 1910s, containing resin , nutmeg , cumin , clove , and tobacco wrapped in banana leaves.