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buy ((plus/minus))50 lembaran Kliwon sore + buy some extra in the middle of the week
10 lembaran 75 Rp
buy 5 until debang @ 200 Rp for 70 kalo
1 large bamboo enough for 200 kalo + costs 400 Rp
use entire bamboo - rim or wengku double & use outer layer of bamboo for outer rim & inner layer for inner rim
also sometimes use bongkot; 30 Rp worth enough for 10 kalo
tools:
2 pangot
2 unceg
1 arit
girgaji - borrowed

Pak & Bu work from 8-4, Ibu taking time off for cooking
children only an hour or two in the afternoon
never work evening
Ibu comes from Rondran, Kal. Sendanganum, Kec. Munggis; Bapak local boy
Pak Wongso's father a farmer

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but drowned at a young age -- his mother a bajul, kalo & tenggok
Bu Wongso's mother a bakul tempe of father a farmer
Pak Wongso's has only been making kalo for 10 years; formerly a 'loper besek', i.e. someone who carries besek from village to city for another bakul, i.e. his older brother, Pak Ngudi - from Jogja Ngudi took by truch to Bandung & Semarang; Pak Wongso used to loper by bicycle taking 30 kodi of besek at a time - worked as a loper for 5 yrs & before that a farmer
neither Basak or Ibu have ever lived in the city.
an older child in Medan with husband
if sector paid in cash
say that sales haven't changed over last 5 yrs
no other sources of income other than ker & pet. - yet large fully plastered house with tile floors
workroom called 'gandok' meaning a room attached or added on