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20 or more centimeters wide
- for 1 set of "kursi antik":
a. cost of ukir 8000Rp
b. cost of carpenter 8000 Rp

sells for 40,000 - 115,000 Rp, depending on quality
sometimes furniture sold un - finished + then finished by store in Jak.
usually only Chinese who have enough capital to age their wood
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discussions at S.C. continued
on subject of other industries in Gepara area
a. A.T.B.M. weaving at [[underline]]Troso[[/underline]], kec. Pecangaan (- are 93 penqusaha there, [[plus or minus symbol]] 600-700 [[crossed out]]-[[/crossed out]] ATBM's
at present most making a striped cloth wi [[with]] gold imported from India) for a California buyer
also [[strikethrough]]making[[/strikethrough]] make cloth gaya Bali & Sumba
now ikat their cloth with raffia, nylon - formerly used [[crossed out]]a[[/crossed out]] debok,
DEBOK

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from the banana [[upper right margin]]Barbara says use a type of lontar called agel - see below bk 9, p86 [[/upper right margin]] plant
-traditional cloth of the area also an ikat but with finer motifs, harder to do, narrower
-in width
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re [[underline]]monel[[/underline]] (stainless steel)[[written above]]baja putih[[/written above]]-are 50 KK in Kriyan, Kec Pecangaan also

re [[underline]]bamboo[[/underline]] - in Troso make fine-weave baskets - have even recieved [[received]] large order from Germany - (the Madura-style baskets with carved wooden plaques seen in display room Dinas Per Semarang were made in Trose; Soebekti says design from him, plaques from Gepara)
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in Gepara in general a shortage of irrigation networks; in general, acc. to Dinas Per, Gepara people are (w)ulet, i.e. ambitious & achieving, because agr. [[agriculture]] situation not good - peanuts a dry season crop in the area

re woodworking [[strikethrough]]at[[/strikethrough]] a note once an order from Switz for