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then the proceeds are divided equally in two between them
usually it is men who buy the leaves under the mawah system & give them to the women to weave

next talked to an old man along the path, still in Rantopanjang J [[?]]
he I and often men of the village make large wooden bowls which can be used for a variety of purposes but here generally used for squeezing out santan (coconut milk).
I believe these bowls are the capah [[?]] listed in 2nd yr. kal. projects A & B (see above pp 52-54) old man told use there were 2 klompaks of capah makers with 25 and 27 members each - this tallies on project sheets
if so each klompak will be getting a large workshed,a chain saw,2 gauges(apparently mechanical) for digging out the bowls, + 550,000 Rp[[?]](per klompak) worth of stock+raw material credit
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- each klompak goes into the forest by praku +works 5 days to a week there before coming home - it is very 'ramai'[[?]] when they go + apparently the men enjoy these camping out trips very much;forest where they cut wood is located 8 k away
wood used is rubek, a lightweight wood which is white originally but turns dark brown with use; capah made in a variety of sizes from very large to smaller
on a single trip men can bring home 100-150 rough cut plates at a time; use parang[[?]] + kampak for rough cutting work in the forest;finishing done back in the village
sometimes the men sell the plates themselves, but sometimes people come to the village to buy; plates sold as far as Bandah[[?]]
- capah can be made all yr.round -once a disk of wood is rough cut can be used for 3 mo - after that must soak the wood - can then use for up to a year(if rubek wood is dry it gets too hard to work