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split, and a honeycomb openweave 
-several experimental items were also seen, e.g.a copy of a Balinese sirih  tas[[?]] (betel carrying case), some large kuda lumping (trance dance horses), etc.
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4 hexagons in 2 rows, each sharing 3 sides. And an additional line extending from he lower-left hexagon into the lower-right hexagon.
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-Ibu K. notes that of all the villagers Pak Laidi is the most receptive to new ideas and always willing to try new designs. 
this day Ibu K. brought in a magazine picture of woven purses with rattan handles - she arranged with Pak Saidi to make the handles (several materials were discussed including bound rope, bamboo, rattan, etc, and the cloth for the purses will be woven in a village that weaves [[?]] near Kota Gede- assembling will be done at Ibu K's house
process for the modern - style items is as follows:
1. weaving of decorative open-work matting
2. cutting of the matting into shapes
3. binding by clamping in a shaped rim [[?]] between 2 pieces of bamboo (usually black bamboo)
sometimes the openwork matting is backed by a sturdier plain matting 
if there are several pieces to assemble, e.g. in the lamps, this is done by perforating the signs and running bamboo (?) lashings through the holes
-the decorative openwork mattings is woven by schoolchildren in the 
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Fully productive about age 10
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afterschool hours (no opportunity to observe)- this is done mainly in the schoolchildren's own homes as put out piece work, through new children apparently work in Pak Saidi's house where he can teach them the technique (mention was made of "classes" for the children in Pak Saidi's house)
-the openwork mattings is bought by Pak Saidi by the piece, and the other (finishing) processes are carried out on a long side porch of Pak Saidi's house - workers appeared to be all young men in the 18-35 age range; were 6 men working while we were there, sitting on the floor; one side of the porch of slatwork and matting, providing enough light to work by
tools used included: saw (for sawing larger pieces of bamboo), several sizes of large

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Transcription Notes:
I assume Ibu K, rather than Iba K, because none of “a”s are entirely closed, whereas the as in other words are all well closed. And several are very open, with parallel sides - u I assume Pak Saidi, not Pak Laidi.