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68 11/24/81 note on conversation with Hioko Hikoshi Hioko has been studying wayang golek making in West Java aerea. She velieves wayang golek originated in area of Tegal, the historical sources say Many of her [?] trace family origins to Tegal Now main centers of golek making are Males do all carving; both males and females paint; women make clothers and [?] up the puppets Most production is family enterprise One military man in Bandung has set up commercial production with carving, painting and dressing done in different workshops Low-grade tourist golek producerd commercially in Karawang and another town east of Jakarta Fine carving produce just 3 a month, but schlock carves can do one or more a day marketing thru intermediaries total market controlled by just a few intermediaries (6 or 7), two of them Padang and the rest Pribumi Manipulation of the poorers carvers by intermediaries is common Often forced to receive payment in form of used goods Method is intermediaries buy up used TV's, radios, motorcycles, etc. in quantity for very cheap price Carvers told interm. have no cash to pay for goods already received and sold often telling carvers several times no cash, interm then offers him TV or another item which he says comparable values carves instructed to sell the item but often hard to sell (similar incident in Pocung- see similar disincentives to quality production in other industries reorienting to new tourist market