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Matting Mendong The Endangered

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Matting is the art of knitting is usually use bamboo, rattan, water hyacinth, and leaves. Craft of this type is only cultivated by a small percentage of people especially housewives who performed as a side to help husbands who work outside the home. This was mainly shaped craft mat. In this era of changing times for get any mendong material is very difficult, since many farms turned into housing lots.The craftsmen were already extremely rare because many manufacturers cardboard mat products better and cheaper prices. Price competition that is so striking to the crafters mendong a little backwards, and the fact that many mothers used to make mats mendong be silent without any activity which means that after doing housework.
Craft a very rare and endangered species is really a pity if we can not respond and preserve it. Young children were no longer wanted to glance up and take notice of this craft. If we want to preserve the craft and daring mendong sunguh mats are good prospects for the future of this rare and Crafts in the future would be a lot because many people who looked almost bored with the instant stuff and want to switch back to the goods that are made manual.The craftsmen should be creative and make this craft make it more interesting and can be loved again by consumers, especially young people.


Mendong is one of the plants that live in the swamp, this plant grows in a muddy area and have enough water. Mendong is one type of grass, and usually grow to a length of approximately 100cm. In the District Purbaratu, Tasikmalaya, mendong usually used as basic material for making mats. and before use, the plant is dried prior to this mendong kering.Setelah dry ground (geblog = Javanese term) and given a color according to taste and dried again. Deh ready to woven into mats, bags and others as creative craftsmen.

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