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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"]

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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