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Twentieth century economists from Chayanov on have tended to view handicrafts as spare-time activities or low priority + low productivity activities, carried out in spare time when there are no agricultural tasks to be done (monsoon season, paceklik) or when family has no access to land. Some truth in this
Gav. concept of samben (sambil-an) but also true that most handicrafts are tools [[?]] to exploit the env. + as such are prerep. both to H+G, + to agr. 
makers of strong durable crafts which integrate function + pleasing form, holds special place in any society + can often trade crafts for food or privileges

Transcription Notes:
I have managed to find and translate the words in brackets, which the author wrote in Indonesian. Paceklik = famine sambilan = part time