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in designing.  In addition to the colored woven boxes from Tasik, he mentioned:
1. buttons from Tampaksiring, Bali - he ordered the 1st carved wooden buttons, based on the metal flowers used on headdresses, because he couldn't find any good buttons to use on dresses for a fashion show - the carvers came up with the white horn buttons as well and "there is now a big button - carving industry at Tampaksiring"
2. metal belts from Sumatra - originally antiques, he used them on the salesgirls at Sari boutique, they became a fashion, and the industry in Sumatra revived
3. leather shoes - he got a Sumatranese to make hard leather sandals with topstiching based on sandals (originally Turkish) he brought back from Italy - 20 trys were necessary before he was satis-fied with the sandals (still sold at Sarinah), trys financed by Sarinah ("It was expensive, but we finally got what we wanted.") 
4. Sergio liked the unfinished (blue and white, without the brown) batik, placed large orders for them through "people laughed at us" and they eventually became popular - 2 color batiks are now found everywhere
- in addition to assisting village craftsmen, Sergio also provided a showcase for such artists as Iwan Tista, Judith Tambelaka, Sumihardja etc. when they were just getting started
Sergio has not got back to the old villages he originally contacted to see what changes have taken place - has visited on this trip an iron-working village in Wonosari that makes agricultural tools out of scrap iron that he worked with in his Dept. of Industry days; he feels there has been little change; there is a cooperative in the village, which has been controlled since 1962 by the same 3 men (elections are open, not by secret ballot) which purchases and farms out 30 million rupiahs worth of scrap iron per year! (Kajar)

Transcription Notes:
Number 4 was written up the side of a page. The word KAJAR was written on the top of a page but I did not note that one. I only noted the Kajar at the bottom of the page and in parens. ReneeMattie- Note the difference between the “I” in Iwan and the “J” in Judith. Dunham’s capital I is curvier than standard cursive models. Transcribers can be encouraged to google common words like currency (rupiah, not rupiah)