Next we will discuss culture
in the new province in Indonesia 33rd, namely the existing culture of West
Sulawesi province. This province is a new province in Indonesia that is formed
from the expansion of South Sulawesi province, and has now become the province
of all 33 promulgated since October 5, 2004 under Law No. 26, 2004. The
provincial capital is Mamuju, West Sulawesi. It covers an area of about
16,796.19 square kilometers. Geographically, this province is located in the
golden triangle cross position of South Sulawesi, East Kalimantan and Central
Sulawesi, as well as directly facing the national and international sailing
Makassar Strait.
Currently famous for its West Sulawesi cocoa, coffee
(robusta and arabica), clove and coconut. Gold, coal, and oil has made
prosperous province. More details of culture in West Sulawesi province will be
presented below.
1. Traditional house
Mandar customs house, the stage house has a shape similar
to the tribal house Bugis and Makassar. The difference in the terraces (lego)
is larger and the roof like a bucket tilted forward. Form of houses on stilts
that stands above the pillars is intended to avoid flooding and wild beasts.
And if the higher level under the house signifies the higher the level of the
owner's social status. Roofs are generally made of iron wood shingles, bamboo,
palm leaves, thatch, palm or reeds. Stairs made of wood (odeneng) or bamboo
(sapana) with an odd number of stairs. Level tiered triangular wall as the roof
also shows the social position of the owner of the house.
2. Traditional Clothing
In West Sulawesi has a diversity of traditional dress.
West Sulawesi traditional clothes usually worn in dance performances, weddings
etc which has diversity in fashion.
Custom clothing on the men wear a coat closed and long
sleeves, long pants combined as clothing underneath. There sarong wrapped
around his waist kelutut. While the traditional clothes of women wearing Bodo
West Sulawesi decorated with necklaces, bracelets and earrings. chignon worn on
the head and some decorations. Down clothing worn gloves worn as a skirt.
3. Regional Dance
- Dance Bamba Manurung, intended as Indigenous Mamuju
party attended by princes and the leaders tokok indigenous customs. This dance
outfits called Badu clothes, and decorated by jasmine flowers and their fans as
her dance gear.
- Dance Fur Londong, aimed at the Rambutuka as gratitude
penduduknya.Pakaian this dance wearing traditional clothes Mamasa made from
bird feathers. Dance gear used is a trumpet, a sword or spear, sengo, etc. The
human head.
- Dance patuddu addressed in the show to welcome the
guests from outside and within the country. This dance is a dance Mandar tribe
who lived in West Sulawesi.
4. Traditional Weapons: Badik
Badik or guess the typical form developed by the Bugis
and Makassar.
5. The tribes of West Sulawesi there consisted of
Makassar (1.59%), Toraja (13.95%), Bugis (10.79%), Java (5.38%), Mandar tribe
(49.15% ), and other tribes (19.15%).
6. Local Songs: Fur Londong, Malluya, Io-Io, Ma'pararuk.
7. Local Language: Mandar language, Bahasa Bugis, Toraja
Language, Language Makasar
8. Traditional Musical Instruments: Harp, how to play
with plucked at the strings.
So is the discussion of the Culture and hopefully WEST
SULAWESI bermanfaan in recognizing the cultural diversity that exist in the
Earth Indonesia.
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