Loyalty Ni Katimah in Weaving

Writer: Muhamad Burhanudin

Ni Katimah Onje lived in the village, district Mrebet, Purbalingga, Central Java. Ni Katimah get weaving skills of the deceased mother. Ni Katimah started learning to weave when she was at school people. At the age of growing old, Ni Katimah "forced" into the last bastion Purbalingga typical weaving. In his village he is now the only one who still actively weaving, even in once Purbalingga. Reason Ni Katimah still loyal because the love of the unique weaving Purbalingga. (In the golden age of residents Onje weaving, people queue to buy fabrics). It is said that people are giving money away even if the fabric is woven. In addition to cleansing activities, special woven fabrics Purbalingga commonly used as materials for a pair of coconut sap search for thick and durable fabric cover.
Since the 1980s, activity began to weave Onje abandoned village residents, including throughout the Mrebet. In 2000 lived two weavers who were still active in Onje. Later Katimah only remaining Ni. (Making a piece of woven cloth take up to 10 days). To get the raw materials of traditional weaving is not easy, Ni Katimah should order first to plant in Purbalingga previous month. Spirit Katimah to transmit his knowledge to the younger generation, too, declined. He had invited the girls in his village learn to weave. However, the teenagers were also not interested. "They prefer to work in factories rather than to learn to weave. Now no one can weave like me. Do not know anymore if I was not there, "said Katimah.

These traditions should be preserved, because it is one of Indonesia's tradition of descent to the younger generation. And the young generation should take care that tradition, that tradition is not extinct.

Queue: antrian
In the golden age of residents Onje weaving, people queue to buy fabrics.
Woven: anyaman
Later Katimah only remaining Ni. Making a piece of woven cloth take up to 10 days.

References:
Burhanudin, M. (2010, February 12). Loyalty Ni Katimah in Weaving. Sosok. Purbalingga: Kompas.