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in 5 days can make 15 tenong - father, mother + 3 children who work (children still small) - both bapak + iba go to market together on Pon at Wonosari -way of selling is to selor with a bakul in the pasar -gets from the market bakul 300-350 per tenong + bakul resells for 400-500 -began making tenong about 1950 -in 1972 took a week's course from Dept. Per. -father of Par Karso could also make ker. but he says ker. mulai berkenbang about 1960 -capital for coop from dues, but very small every 5 days [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[strikethrough]](on fixed day of Javanese week) can pinjam from coop funds + return w/13% interest same day of next week -age 6 or 7 children can begin making woven bamboo sheets; bamboo rims made, tied rit = load 39 + mailed by men only "karena berat" sheets held in place by a double rim, Pak Karso's house also makes kukusan (children do this mainly) leftover bamboo cuttings ^burned + used to smoke the tenong to beautiful geometric designs woven into lids of tenong bamboo cuttings also burned for cooking fuel next visited Pak Dukoh, father-in-law of Pak Carik -says capital of coop not enough to make it meaningful -about 120 bamboos used in Sodo per day (3 rit = about 40 batang) size of coop loans 1000-2000 Rp with 3% + 7 day return (contradicts above) time for return too short to be useful - can process + market materials + get profit back that fast Pak Dukoh feels 35 days a