REDEFINITION OF WARUGA ORNAMENTS IN MINAHASA, INDONESIA: ACTUALISATION OF PATTERN AND MEANING TRANSFORMATION FROM MAKAM TO MUKIM

Authors

  • Ronald M P Kolibu
  • Agus Sachari
  • Pindi Setiawan
  • Tjetjep Rohendi R

Abstract

This article discusses the process of redefining the Waruga ornaments associated with death (makam=tomb) into ornaments associated with life (mukim=living/settling/housing). The pattern and meaning redefinition is discussed using Spradley’s ethnographic method to describe the structure and culture of the community as the basis of pattern and meaning analysis, especially the ornaments’ place in the cognitive area of the Minahasa people. The visual form analysis used Cassirer’s visual aesthetic theory which defines that symbolic aesthetics can create a separate cultural world. The redefinition means eliminating the meaning of death and accommodating the meaning of life in the Waruga ornaments.

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Published

2021-09-12

How to Cite

Ronald M P Kolibu, Agus Sachari, Pindi Setiawan, & Tjetjep Rohendi R. (2021). REDEFINITION OF WARUGA ORNAMENTS IN MINAHASA, INDONESIA: ACTUALISATION OF PATTERN AND MEANING TRANSFORMATION FROM MAKAM TO MUKIM. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology, 18(17), 259-276. Retrieved from https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/9996