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44.000 Crafts, Architecture, Agriculture, Cookery.

Some texts on crafts have already been mentioned under the heads Crisses (41.600, in connection with magic) and Wayarj (43.000 in connection with art). In Java, craftsmanship has relations with divination (practised in order to find auspicious times to begin with a projected work and auspi cious places where to build) and also with religion (incantations, offerings and prayers to ask for divine assistance) and magic (to make and apply charms securing success). In some historical texts artisans, especially makers of crisses, occupy an important place. Genealogies of armourers’ families (pandé, empu) have been listed in Part Two, His tory, of the present Synopsis (21.200 and 24.700). References to texts on the subject can be found in the General Index under the catchwords: craft, craftsman, empu, smith, undagi. Whereas male arts and crafts, mainly using metals, wood, bamboo and leather, to some extent drew the attention of Javanese authors, so as to prompt them to write treatises on those subjects, the female arts of weaving and baticking were mostly ig nored. In mythic history a weaving girl, and the weaver’s lath, are mentioned, and in mystic Islamic literature a suluk batik is known. But Javanese texts especially dealing with the arts of weaving and baticking are scarce. In the last decades of the nineteenth cen tury, Javanese (and in general Indonesian) arts and crafts began to attract the attention of Dutch scholars and artists. As a conse quence some valuable Dutch books, mainly based on inforrpation provided by Javanese assistants of the authors, were written. Rouffaer and Juynboll’s “De Batikkunst in

“Nederlands-Indië (1914) and Jasper and Pimgadi’s “De Inlandsche Kunstnijverheid”, (1916 and following years) are prominent in this respect. They contain many biblio graphical notes. The manuscripts which are registered under the present head deal with various old crafts and industries, in particular car pentry and smithery. Some of them contain references to ancient customs and rites. 44.010 Asta Kosali, Asta Kosala, Javanese- Balinese notes on craftsmanship and building, with references to religion and shrines: cod. 9221 (Krt 248), 9246 (Tukaij Wadah, Krt 295), 9481 (Tukaq Wadah, Krt 832), 10.785, CB 69. 44.020 Wiswa Karma, Swa Karma, Java- nese-Balinese notes on craftsmanship and building, carpentry etc.: cod. 9188 (Krt 181), 9482 (Krt 833), 9875 (Krt 1611). 44.030 Prasasti Pandé, Javanese-Balinese notes on lore and traditions of blacksmiths, ëmpus: cod. 9659 (Krt 1171). 44.040 Prasasti Saqgiq, Javanese-Balinese notes on lore and traditions of painters, blacksmiths and carpenters: cod. 9589 (Krt 1040). 44.050 Kanda Wësi, Javanese-Balinese notes on smithery lore, iron and copper: cod. 9499 (Krt 847). 44.060 Notes, Javanese-Balinese, on arts and crafts, metalwork, recipes and techniques: cod. 5295. 44.070 Notes on iron and blacksmiths, West Java, Arabic script: cod. 7427 (coll. Sn. Hurgrouje).