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88 [[page one]]
in RRT, but this sounds doubtful 
to me ((recheck)) - reeds are metal, 
not bamboo
cucuk (hook for threading [[image]] is 
made by craftsmen themselves from 
a bicycle spoke (RUJI sepeda)
- price of a cheaper ATBM made of 
Kalimantan wood is Rp 25,000 
complete - this is [[strikethrough]]foo[[/strikethrough]] for a 
wider loom which can weave 
cloth of 120 CM
are also narrower 60 CM + 90 CM 
looms ((used for cloth which is 
seamed up the middle?))
- better looms made of teak wood 
can cost up to 50,000 Rp each
- ATBM began to be used in Troso 
in 1956 (formerly used backstrap)
- napthal dies came into use in 
1962 (all this acc. to lurah, but 
confirmed by others)
- formerly used indigo + pace 
root (akar pace) to get the trad 
black, blue + brown cltoh (the 
black a combination of brown over 
blue)
- acc. to them, industry in Troso 
began expanding about 1955 
(roughly coinciding with introd. of ATBM)

89 [[page two]]
- prior to introd. of ATBM, all weaving 
was done by women
acc. to them women aren't strong 
enough to weave on the ATBM 
((enquire further into this - I have 
woven on an ATBM with no trouble - 
looms we saw use automatic 
shuttles, so not a question of width 
or reach - only strength needed 
is for beating back weft))
- began marketing in Bali in 1972 
+ now sell 75% of their 
production there
story as follows: in 1970 a 
certain Pak Kusein (not at the 
meeting, but a big Troso peng.) began 
working for a Chinese named 
Hartono in Gogja (Galan Kali - 
urang) - this Chinese owned 15 
looms + made cloth which was 
then batiked + sold in Bali; 
someone in Bali asked Hartono 
if he could weave Sumba-style 
cloth - knowing Kusein had the 
skill ("keahlian," ie could do 
that work.) he asked Kusein to 
try to imitate the Sumba cloth - 
Kusein agreed to try because 
Hartono agreed to assume all 
the risks in case the venture