UNIQUE AND PHILOSOPHY OF A TRADITIONAL CLOTHING WEDDING IN WEST SUMATERA REGIONS
West
Sumatra is one of the provinces in Indonesia. It’s home to the Minangkabau
ethnicity group. This province is located and part of Sumatra Island and Padang
as its capital city. The Province of West Sumatra is located along the western
coast of central Sumatra, the highlands of Bukit Barisan in the east, and a
number of islands off its coast such as the Mentawai Islands. The Province of
West Sumatra with its Minangkabau tribe has a diverse cultural wealth in each
region. The Minangkabau culture itself is one of the two prominent and
influential major cultures in the archipelago. This culture adheres to the
matrilineal system both in terms of marriage, lineage, inheritance, and so on.
One of the cultures in Minangkabau that has a uniqueness and philosophy that
teaches the meaning and purpose of life in society is the traditional clothes
that the bride wears in marriage.
The
traditional wedding attire on the Coast of West Sumatra is influenced by four
cultures, namely from the suntiang used by brides (daro children) influenced by
Chinese culture. Suntiang always has an odd number in order to balance when
used because the injection has a weight between 3.5 kg to 5 kg. The philosophy
of the use of editing is that the weight used by women illustrates the severity
of household responsibilities after marriage. Usually after using the original
injection with a weight of 3.5 to 5 kg the bride's hair will fall out because
it holds the load from suntiang. While the clothes worn by men are influenced
by European (Portuguese) culture and the bride's clothes are influenced by Arab
culture. For jewelry used by brides influenced by Indian culture.
The
traditional wedding attire of Tanah Datar District (Sungayang, Lintau, Padang
Magek). Tanah Datar District has three unique types of tingkuluak (female head
cover), namely tingkuluak tinggi in the Sungayang area, tingkuluak balenggek in
the Lintau area, and tingkuluak Padang Magek in the Padang Magek area.
Tingkuluak balenggek is made of wood or gold, it is used as a symbol of
nobility or social strata in the community. Tingkualuak padang mangek is made
of sarong and mukenah, this is intended to make it easier for the wearer to
perform prayer services when performing traditional ceremonies.
The
traditional wedding attire of Solok Selatan Regency. In South Solok Regency the
equipment is called Kakondai. The groom wears a male head covering called ikek
where ikek is made of a combination of fabric and gold. Ikek himself has a
philosophy that when a man has proposed a woman means that he has tied the
woman as his wife and he has the responsibility for his family. In Solok
Selatan there is no identical form or type of clothing, only wearing a coat and
scarf. the characteristic of the clothes used are orange.
The
conclusion is that from the three traditional wedding attire from different
regions, they have their own uniqueness and philosophy. The use of traditional
clothing in areas in West Sumatra is influenced by a variety of cultures,
ethnicities, beliefs and geographical regions and customs in the area.
0 Response to "UNIQUE AND PHILOSOPHY OF A TRADITIONAL CLOTHING WEDDING IN WEST SUMATERA REGIONS"
Posting Komentar