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Ibis indescribably funny scene, with its succession of terrors, toadying, pouncing, recoveries, self-pitying, and self-congratulations, was prolonged for the delight of the audience. The two servants sent out to order food for Tjoepak were called back again and again as some fresh delicacy occurred to him, and were each time in danger of annihilation for their stupidity. While the fetching of the food was going on and it was being carried in, Tjoepak joined the group of actors sitting by the gamelan and partook of a little off-stage refreshment from a coconut. The arrangement of the food proceeded 'with a great deal of fussing and elaboration, all the pots and dishes making several excursions round the stage on the heads of Panas-hati and Soekadaya before they had them set to their satisfaction. Quite a lot of food, too, found its way into their mouths, so that when Tjoepak moved majestically towards his stage repast they dodged round, trying to postpone the uncovering of die dishes.

It is worth noting that the tumpal motif, too, appears on the borders of some groups of patterns. Here an ancient symbol has survived.

Batik became a real national craft. Though hound by tradition, it nevertheless offered ample opportunities for personal interpretation and individual expression.

But there is yet another way of designing textiles in Java and other districts of Indonesia. First of all certain motifs are drawn or stamped, each individually, on to the fabric, which is usually silk. Then the figures are sketched in outline by means of tacking thread. When the threads are pulled tight, small loops appear which are then bound round with plant fibre.

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