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called Proyek hipin - building not actually furnished until 1964;[[strikethrough]][?][[/strikethrough]] Pak Amat worked there from 1966-68 until the project went bankrupt at which point he was called in to finish up the goods already in stock & convert them to cash.
manage between 66-68 Koswodi (now works at SEC ANG, more factory). replaced by Loebardi; acc. to Amat factory failed because of poor management, the managers being unable to obtain working capital; formerly 38 workers at the bamboo factory & at least partly mechanized because says machines were from Japan

ideas for new products 3 sources:
1. examples he was given while working in factory from Japan
2. copies of shapes in other materials i.e. brass lamps, plastic lampshades
3. pictures & items to copy brought in by customers

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- method of making lampshade
KERANKA OR WENG KU
[[left margin]]males[[\left margin]]
1. frame made of thick bamboo at Amat
2. truntum made by children & women
3. truntum attached to frame
[[left margin]]mainly women[[\left margin]]
4. these sent out again to different HH's to have [[?]] lashings
5. returned to Amats for further finishing i.e.
varnishing + mengiangkan bulu.
in general males do harder, heavier work (kerja kasar), while females do lighter work-age.
to Amat this is because of "politeness" (kesopanan).
- term for applying lashings is NJEJET (jahit)
- gebang palm leaves used for bagor ribs, for gebang lashings called SODO GEBANG
- raw materials
1. black + green bamboo - bought from
a. a group of 6 or 7 traders from Tempel near Muntilan, who bring it in by grobag +. sell alongside main