Art Dayak Meratus Endangered Missing
As the times and the advance of technology now, arts and culture in indigenous Dayak Meratus, Hulu Sungai Tengah (HST) of South Kalimantan (Kalimantan), is now allegedly on the verge of extinction.
According to Exterminate Mido, Head of Adat Dayak Meratus Right Hinas Village, Eastern District of Batang Alai (BAT), Tuesday (23 / 2) says, there is now a local native culture known that almost no longer and almost extinct. “For example Bahilai like art, is now almost unknown by the indigenous Dayak Meratus in HST,” he said in Barabai, capital city of HST, approximately 165 Km north of Banjarmasin.
Art Bahilai, is typical of indigenous Dayak dances are held during the procession accompanying the menamam rice or local community known as Manugal. Bahilai usually performed by the Dayak men with working women and huma diladang them.
In practice, using the media arts Bahilai long bamboo sharpened at the base was on the top part shaped like a musical instrument Angklung. “The long bamboo sticks to serve as a hole in the ground where rice seedlings enter. Every time driven, bamboo will issue a distinctive voice and tone,” he said.
“Men are punching holes in the ground, Dayak stamping bamboo alternately and regularly so as to create sounds and beautiful tones,” he added.
Meanwhile, the women enter the Dayak rice seedlings into holes that have been made of men using bamboo poles had been. But now, among the indigenous Dayak Meratus in HST, the art is almost no longer known and never performed.
“Only the indigenous elders who knows if the Dayak community arts HST Meratus exist. While Dayak youths today do not know,” he added.
In addition among indigenous Dayak Meratus, arts Bahilai also known by the indigenous Dayak Loksado in Hulu Sungai Selatan (HSS). The difference, in the Dayak community arts Loksado remained awake and still played. Even the local government on several occasions, often exposing them to public art.
Condition, he said, contrasting it with what happened to indigenous Dayak Meratus, where the local government does not accommodate the existence of indigenous Dayak arts are there. Indigenous peoples themselves rather than not trying to preserve their art and culture in which an art group formed in the village had Hinas Right, but did not last long.
Through the art of indigenous peoples trying to develop and preserve their art and culture. However, limited facilities and infrastructure to support a young Dayak reluctant to follow.
As manager of the arts groups try to ask for help to local governments for the procurement stage costumes, the request was not responded well. And they only asked for the procurement Kabaya clothes (kebaya), sarongs, and Kakamban (shawl). Until the end, the only art group was formed Itupun disbanded.
Along with that, there was no effort to preserve and develop indigenous Dayak culture art Meratus, so the verge of extinction, so Mido Exterminate. In online b2b marketplace there are a lot of information you need.
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