Matting Mendong The Endangered

                         Matting Mendong The Endangered

Matting is the art of knitting usually use bamboo, rattan, water hyacinth, and leaves. Craft of this type are cultivated only by a minority of people especially housewives who performed as a part to help her husband who works outside the home. This is mainly shaped craft mat. In an era of changing times to get the materials mendong very difficult, because many farms turned into housing lots.The craftsmen have been very rare since the price of many manufacturers of paperboard mat products better and cheaper. Price competition that is so striking with crafters mendong a little backwards, and the fact that many mothers used to make mats mendong still no activity, which means that after doing housework.

Craft a very rare species and endangered species is really a pity if we can not respond and preserve it. Little kids no longer want 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 will be much because a lot of people who seemed almost bored with things and want to switch back instantly to the goods must be made ​​craftsmen manual.The creative and make this craft make it more attractive and to be loved again by consumers, especially young people.

Mendong is one of the plants that live in the swamp, this plant grows in the mud and have enough water. Mendong is one type of grass, and usually grow to a length of about 100cm. In Purbaratu District, Tasikmalaya, mendong usually used as base material for making mats. and before use, the plant is dried before it becomes dry and then digunakan.Setelah mendong (geblog = Java long) and color-coded according to taste and dried again. Craft of weaving mats ready to be made into bags and others.