West Kalimantan Traditional Clothes
West Kalimantan is one of a province in Indonesia, located on the island of Borneo. The area of West Kalimantan Province is 146 807 km² approximately 7.53% of the area of Indonesia. This province is the fourth largest province after Papua, East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.
West Kalimantan Province has a special nickname the province of Thousand Rivers. The existence of this nickname as the Kapuas river, the biggest river in Indonesia, which divides the province. Kapuas River consists of hundreds of large and small rivers that serve as a tool transportation.
The total population in West Kalimantan Province, according to the 2004 census numbered 4,073,304 inhabitants approximately 1.85% of the Indonesian population. As there are several ethnic nationalities who live side by side in this province.
The most dominant ethnicity in West Kalimantan, the Dayak and Malay with 34.93% and 33.84%. An ethnic Dayak ethnic groups in rural areas, while the ethnic Malay majority in coastal areas. Apart from the two ethnic groups, there are also other ethnic groups, namely Java, Chinese, Madurese, Bugis, Sundanese, Batak, Banjar and others.
By ethnic diversity in this province, West Kalimantan is rich with culture. Starting from the variety of custom house, food and drink typical, traditional dances, local weapons, and custom clothing.
This time the I will share some things about the traditional clothing of West Kalimantan.
Meaning Traditional Clothes
In Indonesia, Custom clothing is a tangible representation of cultural material. Traditional dresses have significant value in presenting the heritage, history and progress of society in a certain phase of civilization.
The existence of custom clothing is an attempt to maintain and preserve their culture. With traditional clothes, when people will be able to read, understand and take the positive values contained in the cultural symbols.
Traditional Dresses of West Kalimantan
Traditional dresses an area usually identified with the ethnic majority who are in the area. As for the ethnic majority are located in West Kalimantan are the Dayak and Malay. Both ethnicity is often in identified as the culture of western Borneo. Those traditional clothes are :
Shirt of Dayaknese in Kalimantan west
Dayak clothes for men
West Kalimantan traditional dresses for men named as King Baba. King means clothing and Baba mean men. This shirt is made of ampuro bark or Kapuo wood. This type of wood is an endemic plant of Borneo that has a high fiber content.
In the manufacture of King Baba, ampuro bark is pounded with a hammer, a round in the water, until just behind the fiber. After bending, the skin is then dried and decorated with paintings of ethnic Dayak using natural dyes.
Processed bark was formed such that resembles a sleeveless vest and a pair of pants.
In addition, the bark fiber was also made into a sort of headband. On the headband is usually inserted feather horn-bill ivory. In addition, traditional weapons such as Saber also charged. This outfit is also an armor of Dayaknese.
Dayaknese Clothes for Women
West Kalimantan custom clothing for women in the infamous King Bibinge. Made of materials and the same way with men’s clothing. However, the design is more polite with equipment that cover the chest, fabric subordinates, and various other trinkets such as the horn-bill feather decoration, beads, necklaces, and bracelets.
Both types of clothing is always worn either while undergoing daily activities such as hunting, farming, or when performing traditional ceremonies. Both of these clothes until now still used mainly by Kubu Dayak tribes who still live in rural and nomadic survive.
West Kalimantan Malay traditional clothes
Malay Clothes for Men
West Kalimantan Malay traditional clothes for a men is named as Telok Belanga. These clothes are used in a wide variety of official events such as weddings and other ceremonies.
The clothing consists of clothing innards golden yellow satin. Golden yellow color is the color of Malay kingdom. Then, combined with trousers and gloves or cloth wrapped around the Corak Ingsang pattern to the knee. In addition, as a complement, typically usage wearing a black skull cap.
Malay Clothes for Women
Malay traditional dresses for women named Baju Kurong which means brackets. Consists of a plain frock length is only limited to the knee. With a round collar and zipper in the back. For subordinates, usually using a unique fabric pattern ingsang or skirt.
Apparel is also commonly worn during traditional ceremonies and formal events.
The traditional clothing is the traditional clothing of West Kalimantan is currently getting a little marginalized existence. That condition requires that the traditional clothes of West Kalimantan can be maintained and preserved. Custom clothing that have historical value and social values of the society.
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