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114 has assisted the villagers in building a new kiln and display pavilion, although a journalist travelling with our Dep. Per. tour on Aug. 1 (see above p. 79) was told that these facilities weren't being used because many villagers didn't agree with the location which, acc. to him, is just accross a stream in another desa (all this info. should be rechecked) main raw materials of Kasongan ceramics are clay & sand, plus sugar cane straw & other dry materials which is used for firing clay is purchased elsewhere in a village which we were told lies about 1 1/2 k away - cane straw is purchased, brought in on bicycles clay & sand is mined with water to keep it soft while shaping - shaping of the animal figures is all done by hand modeling - should insert here that the women of the village have continued to make grabah & that these pots are done on [left margin "Kusworo"] 115 the slow wheel- since the gerabah are sold mainly thru bakul grabah who take them to local pasars all over the district, whereas the animal figurines are produced for a luxury market, have really two industries existing side by side in the same village [left side of chart] grabah traditional made by women & girls low-priced slow wheel sold at pasars mainly {right side of chart] animal figures non-traditional made by men and boys expensive hand-modeled sold at tokos and boutiques mainly can compare the situation with that at Moyudan where men & children making non-traditional Japanese-style basketry, while women continue to make traditional market baskets Production process: 1. mixing of clay and sand 2. modelling 3. drying in a covered-over area (not in direct sun) for [[strikethrough]] about [[strikethrough]] a minimum of a week 4.firing- this done by piling cane straw over the figurines
Transcription Notes:
gerabah/grabah is eathenware
toko is shops
pasar is traditional market