MAKNA SIMBOL BENTUK DAN SENI HIAS PADA RUMAH BUGIS SULAWESI SELATAN
ABSTRACT: The cosmologic view
of the Buginese tribe assumes that this macrocosmos (the universe) is arranged
into three levels: Boting langi’ (the upper world), Ale kawa (the middle
world), Uri’ Li’yu’ (the Under world). As the centre from the three parts of
this universe is Boting Langi (the highest sky), the place of Dewata SeuwaE
(God) to lie down. This view is represented in the King’s Palace/traditional
house building seen as the microcosmos. So, the King’s palace of the Buginese
is devided also into three levels (stacks), those are: Rekkeang (top floor)
viewed as the head of the human being, Alle bola (the body of the house) viewed
as the body, and Awa bola (space underneath of the house) viewed as the leg of
the human being. The three parts are centered at Posi’ bola or the house navel.
This research tries to answer the problems: 1) whether the meaning form of the
King’s Palace of the Buginese based on cosmology, and 2) how the symbol meaning
of decorative art at the King’s Palace of the Buginese is. To identify and
comprehend the meaning of decorative art on the King’s Palace of the Buginese,
it is done through hermeneutic theory by Gadamer and the symbol meaning theory
by Victor Turner. This research gives description that the happening of
structural change and the style of decorated art at the kings’ palace of the
Buginese of South Sulawesi, beside having much influence from the art of
Dong-son and Chou Tua style, the decorated art at the Buginese tribe also got
influence from Hinduism and Islam. In addition, the change of the art style is
decided also by the one who has power in the society, either in the politic
side or in the religion or culture. In this case, the existence of art style
variation is caused by the existence of the levelling and groupping of the
society.
Penulis: Pangeran Paita Yunus
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd120071
