The Social Meaning of the Enggang Bird in Batik of Dayak Community of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Aquarini, Aquarini and Ishomuddin, Ishomuddin and DS, Vina Salviana and Fatchurahman, M. (2022) The Social Meaning of the Enggang Bird in Batik of Dayak Community of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE), 9 (5). pp. 68-78. ISSN 2349-0381

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Abstract

Myths that are believed by the community are usually perpetuated through paintings by a group of people or tribes into a cultural product. A tribe will describe a character or animal that is considered sacred as a painting that has a storyline on the wall of the house or make one of the characters as a tattoo on the body. Along with the times and increasing human knowledge. Characters in folklore are made in the form of batik motifs typical of the Dayak tribe. Hornbill batik motif is full of meaning, because hornbill batik motif is a cultural product that is material culture. As a cultural product, batik can be seen through a symbolic dimension, which is a social meaning. Thus, batik with a hornbill motif is part of fashion which is a social phenomenon in the life of the Dayak people of Central Kalimantan. Fashion is a central social phenomenon, mechanism or process that can be applied to any domain. “Fashion... is the way in which every civilization is oriented. This confusion is mainly caused by the two meanings of the word fashion as change and fashion as clothing. Based on the previous explanation, the formulation of the problem in this study is: What is the social meaning of the hornbill symbol in Central Kalimantan Dayak batik? How is the awareness of the Dayak people in using hornbill batik?

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