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plastic pails have replaced gabah container formerly used for filling bamboo

cost of building a bamboo lined holding tank estimated at 120,000 Rp (80 bamboos)

salt farmers have 1-3 kelbars each - nobody in the village has more than 3 
sometimes 2 related families (i.e. brothers) will work a single kebar

now 176 kebars in use (contradicts estimate p. 32 above)

formerly when used buruh were paid 250 Rp a day to work page & sore - midday rested

only 25 families miliki sawah are to Pamong, are 1/2 hectare each

in response to question from Jeremy, said I not fully occupied in rainy season - estimate total of labor in fields per year = 1 to 2 mo.

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9/13/81

Questions for Ruth Dukesburyon
BATIK

1. What is difference between ngengong and nglowong?

2. What do terms "partan" & "tuban" mean? 
Tuban a place? - course woven balik ((seems to have diff meaning in Sankia's paper))

3. is soga only for the brown dye or can brown & blue batik be called soga batik? yes

4. review technical sections of paper
yes ok