Saturday, July 25, 2009

History of Batik in Indonesia

History batik in Indonesia closely related to the development of the kingdom of Majapahit and the spread of the teachings of Islam in the Land of Java. In some notes, the development of batik is done many times in the kingdom of Mataram, and the work of Yogyakarta and Solo.

So this batik art in Indonesia has been known since the times of work and growing Majapahit kingdom and the kings next. The expansion began this batik art become the property of the people of Indonesia and Java in particular tribe is after the end of XVIII century or early-to-XIX centuries. Batik is produced until all batik-century to early XX and cap batik, known after the war a new world out kesatu or around 1920. The connection with the dissemination of the teachings of Islam. Many areas in central Java is perbatikan areas santri and then become a tool perjaungan Batik by economic figures pedangan against Muslim Dutch economy.

Batik art is art in the image on the cloth for clothing that was one of the cultural keluaga kings before the era of Indonesia. Originally batik is limited only in the Palace and the results for the king's clothes and the family and its followers. Because many of the cohort who live outside the king's Palace, the batik art is carried out by them and the Palace are ditempatnya each.

Old-old batik art is imitated by the people nearest and further extended the work to be women in the household to fill leisure time. Next, batik was the only family clothing Palace, and then become something that people tune, both women and men. Of white cloth that is used at that time is the result of the texture itself.

Materials are used tediri coloring of plants native to Indonesia made from, among others: tree mengkudu, high, soga, indigo, and sodanya made from soda ash, salt and made from tanahlumpur.

Jaman Majapahit
Batik has become a culture in the kingdom Majahit, pat be in the area of Mojokerto and Tulong Court. Mojoketo region is closely related to the Majapahit kingdom during the origin and first name Majokerto related to Majapahit. Relation to the development of batik Majapahit origin developing in Tulong Court pembatikan development is the history of this area, can be extracted from the legacy of the age in the kingdom of Majapahit. At that time the area Tulungagung part consists of swamps in the history of the famous name of Bonorowo, which at the time of Majapahit bekembangnya area occupied by a benama Adipati Kalang, and not subject to the kingdom of Majapahit.

Told that in the action polisionil been by Majapahati, Adipati Kalang killed in the battle seems dikabarkan around the village that is now called Kalangbret. Thus the officers of the kingdom of Majapahit and keluara who lived and live diwilayah Bonorowo or Tulungagung now called, among others, also bringing the arts to create original batik.

Pembatikan in the area now located in Mojokerto Kwali, Mojosari, and Betero Sidomulyo. Outside the region is in the Mojokerto Regency Jombang. At the end of the XIX-century to have some people that is known for batik craft in Mojokerto, materials used at that time a white woven fabric itself and the medicines from batik soga jambal, mengkudu, nila tom, and so forth.

Drugs outside the country after the new world war kesatu sold by Chinese traders-traders in Mojokerto. Batik cap, known along with the entry of drugs from abroad batik. Cap made in Bangil-entrepreneurs and businessmen can buy batik Mojokerto dipasar Porong Sidoarjo, Porong this market before the economic crisis the world is known as a bustling market, where the results of batik production Kedungcangkring and sold many Jetis Sidoarjo. Time the economic crisis, the batik Mojoketo join paralysis, because the majority of small-business entrepreneurs. Activities after the crisis arising pembatikan back to Japan to enter Indonesia, and the Japanese occupation of pembatikan paralyzed again. Activities pembatikan appear again after the revolution which has become the Mojokerto occupation.

Typical of batik Kalangbret of Mojokerto is almost the same as the output batik-batik of Yogyakarta, which is basically white and brown color coraknya young and old blue. Which is known since more than seabad the place pembatikan didesa Majan and Simo. This village also has a history as a holdover from the era of Prince Diponegoro years of war in 1825.

Although pembatikan known since time Majapahait but the development of batik start since spread rapidly didaerah and Surakarta, Central Java Yogyakata, at the time the kingdom in this region. Indeed, it appears that the development of batik in Mojokerto and Tulong Court over the next dipenagruhi pattern batik of Yogyakarta and Solo.

Clash between berkecamuknya in the army with the Dutch colonial army troops-some of the prince Diponegoro's troops-troops Kyai Mojo bow out towards the east and until now the Majan. Since the era of Dutch colonial era to the independence of this village are Majan village Merdikan (Special Region), and the head of a village priest who Uirun status-temurun.Pembuatan batik Majan is instinct (survival) from the art of making batik is Diponegoro war era.

Color babaran batik Majan and Simo is unique because of the color babarannya red light (from the skin mengkudu) and color from the other tom. Setra as batik since erst famous village also didaerah Sembung, that the majority of the batik comes from the Sala Tulungagung come in at the end of the XIX-th century. Only now there are still several families from the Sala pembatikan who lived didaerah Sembung. Apart from places tesebut there are also areas in Trenggalek pembatikan and also some in Kediri, but the nature pembatikan part of the household and babarannya batik.

The Islamic era
Pembatikan history in the area of East Java is in Ponorogo, which kisahnya related to the spread of Islamic teachings in this area. History of Batik. Mentioned problems batik art didaerah Ponorogo closely related to the development of the religion of Islam and kingdoms first. Perhaps, in the area Batoro Katong, there's a descendant of the Majapahit kingdom Katong Raden Raden Patah's younger brother. Batoro Katong is what brought Islam to Ponorogo petilasan and now is that there is a mosque didaerah Patihan Wetan.

Selanjutanya development, in Ponorogo, Tegalsari in areas that have a boarding diasuh Kyai Hasan Basri or known as Kyai Tegalsari Court. Pesantren Tegalsari than teaching Islam also teaches science ketatanegaraan, science, literature and war. A disciple of the famous field of literature is Tegalsari Raden Ronggowarsito. Kyai Hasan Basri is taken by a son-king Kraton Solo.

Batik art at that time limited in the new environment Palace. Because my daughter Solo palace became the wife of the Kyai Hasan Basri dibawalah to Tegalsari and followed by escort-pengiringnya. besides that there are families Kraton Solo dipesantren this study. These events bring the art out of the Palace bafik to Ponorogo. Young people are educated in Tegalsari if this is out, people will donate in the dharma batiknya in the fields of religion and kepamongan.

Regional perbatikan long that we can see now is the area that is Kauman Kepatihan Wetan from here and now extended to the villages Ronowijoyo, Mangunsuman, Kertosari, Setono, Cokromenggalan, Kadipaten, Nologaten, Bangunsari, Cekok, and Ngunut Banyudono. That time the drugs used in the pembatikan is made in the country's own timberman among others; tree tom, mengkudu, wood high. While kainputihnyajugamemakai material made from weaving pickaback. White import bam, known in Indonesia about the late 19 th century.

Making batik Ponorogo new cap in the world after the war that brought the first by a Chinese named Kwee Seng's Banyumas. Regional Ponorogo early 20th century famous batiknya in indigo coloring that does not fade and that is why the batik-entrepreneur from Banyumas Solo and provide employment to many entrepreneurs in the batik-entrepreneurs Ponorogo. Dikenalnya due to the production of batik cap Ponorogo petama the world after the war until the outbreak of war with the world's second famous batik is batik cap kasarnya mori blue. Market batik cap rough Ponorogo and famous throughout the country.

Solo and Yogyakarta Batik
Of work-in the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta sekitamya century 17.18 and 19, batik and developing area, particularly in the area of Java. Originally batik simply hobby of royalty in titivate through clothing. However, further development, community pleh batik perdagamgan commodity to be developed.

Batik Solo, the color and pattern in the process of traditional batik cap or in the batik tulisnya. The material used for coloring is still a lot of the materials in the country such as soga Java is well known that since the first. Patterns, among others, remain popular with the "Sidomukti" and "Sidoluruh".

While Origins pembatikan didaerah Yogyakarta, known since the kingdom of Mataram to-I with a raj any Panembahan Senopati. Regional pembatikan first is didesa Plered. Pembatikan at that time limited in the family environment is done by the Palace women parlormaid queen. From here on the broad pembatikan first trap on the other Palace family of wife and servant of the palace-army. At the official ceremony the family kingdom Palace both men and women wearing clothes with kombonasi batik and lurik. Because of this kingdom get visits from people and people interested in the clothes-clothes that are used by the family and the Palace imitated by the people and eventually meluaslah pembatikan out of the Palace walls.

As a result of the war time period between the first family of kings and the former Dutch colony, many families who flee the king and didaerah-settling, among other new areas to Banyumas, Pekalongan, and kedaerah East Ponorogo, Tulungagung and sebagainy a. Meluasny a pembatikan this area until kedaerah-region according to the historical development of the struggle of Indonesia to begin the century-18. Families flee Palace which is what the pembatikan all over the island and the existing natural and developed according to the new area.

Prince Diponegoro war against the Netherlands, urged the prince and his family and their followers to leave the kingdom. They then spread to the East and West. Then in the areas that the new family and develop a cohort prince Diponegoro batik.

East to Solo and Yogyakarta batik perfect batik patterns existing in Mojokerto and Tulong Court. It also spread to Gresik, Surabaya and Madura. Are to the West berkem batik-bang in Banyumas, Pekalongan, Tegal, Cirebon.

Batik development in other cities
The development of batik in Banyumas is based in the region brought about by Sokaraja-entrant after entrant Prince Diponegero-wide war inya year 1830, most of them ap-menet Banyumas didaerah. Followers that the time was famous and he Najendra develop batik dye in Sokaraja. Materials used mori results homespun and drug use pewama tom tree, tree mengkudu pace and gave the red kesemuan yellow.

Long run pembatikan crawling on people Sokaraja and at the end of the XIX century to relate directly to pembatik didaerah Ponorogo and Solo. Regional pembatikan in Banyumas already known since the first motif and wama and especially now called batik Banyumas. After the world war began kesatu pembatikan also be done by China in addition to their trade batik material. .

Similar to pembatikan in Pekalongan. The cohort Prince Diponegoro who lived in this area and develop business in the batik sekitara coastal areas, namely in the area other than their own Pekalongan, batik grow rapidly in Buawaran, Pekajangan and Wonopringgo. There is pembatikan in these areas almost simultaneously with pembatikan other areas around the XIX-th century. Pembatikan didaerah-development of the region than outside of Yogyakarta and Solo in close conjunction with the historical development of the kingdom of Yogyakarta and Solo.

Pembatikan spread out from the Palace after the end of war The Palace and the many families who move outside the area kedaerah-Yogya and Solo because they do not want kejasama with the colonial government. Palace is a family-entrant kedaerah new followers, and there continues to batik craft and then proceed to a main job.

Batik pattern in this new area is also adjusted with the surrounding area. Especially viewed from the Pekalongan and the process is influenced by many designya batik from Demak. Until the beginning of the XX-th century the process is known pembatikan batik morinya with artificial materials in the country and also import some. After the war new world kesatu known batik stamp fabrication and use of medicines made abroad Germany and the UK.

In the early 20th century was first known in Pekajangan is pertenunan that produce stagen thread and simply dipintal own. Some years later a new pembatikan who are known by the people who work disektor pertenunan this. Growth and development pembatikan more rapidly from pertenunan stagen and ever-labor in the sugar mill and Wonopringgo Tirto fled to batik companies, because the higher wages of sugar factories.

Pembatikan are known in Tegal end of the XIX-th century and that the time used home-made which is taken from plants: pace / mengkudu, indigo, soga wood and homespun kainnya. Color Tegal batik was first sogan and babaran gray after the indigo plant, and then increased to a red-blue color. Tegal batik market was already out, among other areas West Java brought by the businessman-entrepreneur in the way their feet and this is the history of batik in the Tasik Ciamis and adjacent settler-migrants from other cities of Central Java batik.

At the beginning of the XX-th century is known mori import and import medicines known after a new world war kesatu. Entrepreneur-in Tegal batik entrepreneurs mostly weak in capital and raw materials obtained from the Pekalongan and with credit and batiknya sold in China that provide the raw material is credit. Time the economic crisis pembatik-Tegal pembatik participate lethargic and snappy new back around 1934 years until the beginning of the second world war. Japan entered the time of death pembatikan again.

Pila thus pembatikan history Purworejo in parallel with the Kebumen pembatikan in Yogyakarta that is coming from around the XI century. Pekembangan batik handicrafts in Purworejo Kebumen compared with the more rapid in Kebumen. Production together with the Yogyakarta and other areas Banyumas.

While in the Bayat area, Sub-Tembayat Kebumen Klaten is located approximately 21 km to the East of the city Klaten. Bayat this area is the village that is located dikaki but the land is barren mountains and a minus. This area, including environmental Karesidenan Kabupaten Klaten and Surakarta and the history here pembatikan certainly closely related to the history of the kingdom of Surakarta Palace first. Bayat villages now have pertilasan that can be visited by the population in certain times of "grave of Sunan Bayat" in the top of the mountain Jabarkat. So pembatikan didesa Bayat is already there since the times of work first. Employers in the batik-entrepreneurs Bayat was most of the batik craft and labor in Solo.

Meanwhile, in Kebumen pembatikan known about the early XIX century-which was brought by immigrants, immigrants from Yogya in order to spread the religion of Islam, among others, which is known: PenghuluNusjaf. He is what the batik and Kebumen in the first place is to settle the East Lukolo time now and there are also monument to the efforts he mosque. The process of batik in Kebumen lantern-called brother or Blambangan and the process is done in the last Banyumas / Solo. Around the beginning of XX century-used to create patterns that turmeric capnya made of wood. Motives Kebumen is: trees, birds-burungan. The material used is the other tree pace, and kemudu nila tom.

Use of medicines imported in Kebumen known around 1920 that introduced by Bank Rakyat Indonesia employees who leave akhimya materials preparation itself, because to save time. Use of the copper cap is known around the year 1930 brought by Purnomo of Yogyakarta. Regional pembatikan in Kebumen is didesa: Watugarut, Tanurekso a lot and there are several other villages.

View the defection-defection existing and stories that come down from earlier generations, it is estimated didaerah Tasikmalaya batik known since the era of "Tarumanagara" where survival is the current number of trees there Tarum obtained useful un-tuk that time of making batik . Heritage village that now there is still pembatikan dikerja-kan is Wurug with the famous batik kerajinannya, Sukapura, Mangunraja, Maronjaya and Tasikmalaya city.

First center of government and the crowd is the famous village Sukapura, Indihiang located dipinggir Tasikmalaya city now. Approximately the end of the century to the beginning of the XVII and XVIII century-a result of the war between the kingdoms in Central Java, many of the local population: Tegal, Pekalongan, and Ba-nyumas Holy kedaerah wander the West and settled in Ciamis and Tasikmalaya. Most of them this is the batik-entrepreneurs to the region and towards the West to trade batik. With the advent of this new, dikenallah next pembutan good use soga originally from Central Java. Batik Tasikmalaya production now is a mix of original batik-batik Pekalongan, Tegal, Banyumas, Holy of divers patterns and colors.

Pembatikan known in Ciamis around XIX-century after the war Diponegoro, where cohort-cohort Diponegoro many who leave Yogyakarta, to the south. Some who have settled didaerah Banyumas and there are some who continue to travel south and settled in Ciamis and Tasikmalaya now. They wander about with this keluargany a new place and settle into the setting and continue to live and work. Some of them have the expertise in the craft pembatikan as household work for women. Long run this work can be developed on the surrounding population due to the association's daily or family relationship. The material used for homespun kainnya results catnya and materials made from trees such as: mengkudu, tom tree, and so forth.

Motif batik Ciamis results are mixed, batik from Central Java and its own regional influence, especially Garutan motifs and colors. Until the early-to-early XX century in Ciamis pembatikan developing little by little, from their own needs into the production market. Are in the area of Cirebon batik kaintannya have with the kingdom in the aerah, namely Kanoman, Kasepuahn and Keprabonan. The main source of batik Cirebon, same case as in Yogyakarta and Solo. Batik Palace show environment, and carried out by palace servant who live outside the Palace. Kings relic pleased with paintings, and before the cotton yarn, painting is placed on the leaf Lontar. This is going around to the XIII century. This pattern is associated with batik-style on the texture. Characteristic of batik Cirebonan It is a great symbol image bermotifkan forests and wildlife. While the sea motif because the nature of thought dipengaruhioleh China, which the sultanate of Cirebon first daughter had changed China. Sementra batik Cirebonan garuda because the image is influenced by the motif batik Yogya and Solo.

+ Pembatikan in Jakarta
Pembatikan known in Jakarta and development together with the regions other pembatikan is approximately the end of the XIX century. Pembatikan is brought by immigrants, immigrants from Central Java and they live mostly didaerah-pembatikan area. Regional pembatikan known in scattered near Tanah Abang, namely: Rubber, Dam and upstream Ilir, Kebayoran Lama, and the Mampang Prapatan and Tebet.

Jakarta since before the times of world war kesatu has become a regional center of trade between Indonesia and Fish Market pelabuhannya now. After the war finished kesatu world, where the process began pembatikan cap known, increased production of batik and batik traders-traders looking for new marketing area. Regional market for textile and batik in Jakarta is the famous: Tanah Abang, Jakarta and Jatinegara City, the biggest is the Tanah Abang market's advance since until now. Batik-batik production district Solo, Yogya, Banyumas, Ponorogo, Tulungagung, Pekalongan, Tasikmalaya, Ciamis and Cirebon and other areas, met at the Tanah Abang market, and here's a new post-kedaerah areas outside Java. Batik traders-traders who are many Arab nations and China, Indonesia and a little small.

Because the central marketing batik most especially in Tanah Abang, and also the raw material for batik-be at the same time, the idea arose from the traders-traders that batik batik company to open in Jakarta and the place is close to Tanah Abang. The batik-entrepreneurs that appear after the world war kesatu, consisting of Chinese nation, and labor-labor batiknya shipped from areas pembatikan Pekalongan, Yogya, Solo, and others. Apart from labor batik outside Jakarta that, then taken the workers around the local area pembatikan as pembantunya. Next, see the development of this pembatikan bring new employment opportunities, the indigenous regions have also opened businesses batiks. Batik motif and process according to the Jakarta home buruhnya shipped namely: Pekalongan, Yogya, Solo and Banyumas.

Materials-the raw material that is used for batik is the homespun and drug-herb medicine results from the materials of wood mengkudu, pace, turmeric, and so forth. Jakarta Batik famous before the war with the same color kasarnya batik batik with Banyumas. Before the war the world kesatu materials, raw materials cambric already known results of the production and marketing in the Tanah Abang market and the area around Jakarta.

Pembatikan Outside Java
From Jakarta, which is the purpose of the traders-traders outside of Java, batik, and then developing all over the big cities in Indonesia that is outside of Java, areas such as West Sumatra, Padang, especially, is a region far from the center pembatikan dikota - city of Java, but can develop pembatikan of this area.

West Sumatra, including the consumer batik since before the times of world war kesatu, especially the production of batik-batik Pekalongan (saaingnya) and Solo and Yogya. In West Sumatra has first hand weaving industry is the famous "woven Silungkang" and "weaving plekat". Pembatikan start developing in Padang after the occupation of Japan, which since ending the relationship between Sumatra with Java time Japanese occupation, the supply-supply batik traders in the batik-traders have been exhausted and the consumer will need to wear batik to their day-to-day. Moreover after the independence of Indonesia, where the relationship between the two islands is difficult, due to blockade blockade-Netherlands, the traders-traders who batik regular relationship with the island find a way to make your own batik.

With the results of the paper itself and the research that carefully, from batik-batik are made in Java, then ditirulah pattern making and pattern-ditrapkan as a tool in the timber cap. Medicines used for batik is also made itself the result of vegetation such as mengkudu, turmeric, gambier, damar, and so forth. Material diambilkan of white cloth and white cloth used and the results of hand weaving. Company batik first appear that the boat Kabupaten Padang Pariaman year 1946 include: Bagindo Idris, Sidi Ali, Sidi Zakaria, Sutan Salim, Sutan Sjamsudin and Payakumbuh in 1948 Sdr. Waslim (Pekalongan origin) and Sutan Razab. Once the area and other cities into the regions of 1949, many traders-traders batik batik with a perusahaan-perusahaan/bengkel material obtained through the Singapore port of Padang and Pakanbaru. But traders-traders batik is open after the relationships with the island, trading back and a dead perusahaanny.

Color of most of the batik, black, yellow and red and purple pattern Banyumasan, Indramajunan, Solo and Yogya. Now, batik production of the more advanced but more are still far from production-production of this dipulau Java. Tools for cap has now been made from copper production, and most sarung.

Miscellaneous Dance Indonesia

1. Gantar Dance
Dance movements that describe the people to plant rice. Depicts a stick of wood and bamboo pounder while the seeds therein described the seeds of rice and wadahnya.
This dance is quite famous and often presented in the reception guests and events lainnya.Tari is not only recognized by the Dayak tribe Tunjung but also recognized by the Dayak tribe Benuaq. This dance can be divided into three versions of the dance Gantar Rayatn, Gantar Busai and oppressed Gantar / Gantar Kusak.
Dance War


2. Dancing Kancet Papatai / Dance War
Dance is told about a heroic battle against the Dayak Kenyah musuhnya. Dance movement is very nippy, nimble, peppy and sometimes followed by the screaming of the dancers.
In Kancet Pepatay dance, dancers wear traditional practice Dayak Kenyah tribe equipped with equipment such as saber-war, war shields and clothing. Dance is accompanied with songs Sak Paku and only the use of musical instruments.


Dancing Kancet Ledo

3. Dancing Kancet Ledo / Dance Gong
If Dancing Kancet Pepatay describe masculinity and male power Dayak Kenyah, the Dancing Kancet Ledo gentleness describe a girl like that a rice-bend contortion be blown by soft wind.
This dance brought by a woman to wear traditional Dayak Kenyah tribe and in both hands holding a series of plume tails hornbills. Normally this dance ditarikan on a gong, so Kancet Ledo also called Dancing Gong.
4. Dancing Kancet welded
Describe daily life hornbills, birds are honored by the Dayak Kenyah tribe considered as a sign of greatness and heroism. Dancing is a dance Kancet welded single women tribe Dayak Kenyah the same movement and its position as Kancet Dancing Ledo, but the dancers do not take the gong and feathering hornbills and also many of the dancers take the position merendah and sit with the squat or knee touches the floor. Dance is more emphasis on the movement-movement when flying hornbills fly and roost on the perch tree limb.
5.Tari Leleng
This dance told a girl named Utan Along akan that is integrated by force by their parents with youth who do not dicintainya. Utan Along eventually fled into the forest. Dance girl tribe Dayak Kenyah ditarikan with this songbook songs accompanied Leleng.
Dancing Hudoq

6. Dancing Hudoq
This dance is done by using the mask-like timber that wild animals and use banana leaves or coconut leaves as a cover body dancers. Dance is closely related to the religious ceremonies of the Dayak ethnic group Bahau and Modang. Dancing Hudoq intended to gain strength in overcoming interference destructive plant pest and fertility expect given the harvest that many.
7. Hudoq We Dance '
Dance of Dayak Kenyah tribe is on the same principle Hudoq Dancing with the Dayak tribes from Bahau and Modang, ie, a ceremony to welcome the year for planting and the feeling of gratitude to the deity who gave the harvest is good. Differences anatara light Hudoq We Dance 'and Dance Hudoq have on costumes, masks, movement tarinya and music accompaniment. We Hudoq costumes dancers' long-sleeve shirt using fabric from the normal wear and cloth glove, while topengnya shaped the face of many ordinary people decorated with carvings typical Dayak Kenyah. There are two types of masks in dance Hudoq We ', which is made of wood and form a veil made of beads with jewelry Dayak Kenyah.
8. Dancing Serumpai
Dayak tribe Benuaq dance is done to deny the disease outbreaks and treat people bitten by a mad dog. Called Serumpai dance because dance music accompanied Serumpai tool (a kind of bamboo flute).
Dancing purchase Bawo


9. Dancing purchase Bawo
The ceremony aims to purchase Bawo reject it, treat the sick, the vows, and so forth. Once changed to dance, dance is often presented in the event receptionist and other arts events. Dance is a dance Benuaq Dayak tribe.
10. Dancing Kuyang
Purchase of a dance Benuaq Dayak tribes to drive the ghost-ghost keep the trees and the big high in order not to disturb the people or the person who cut down the tree.
11. Dancing Pecuk Kina
This describes the dance moves Dayak Kenyah tribe who move from areas APO Kayan (Kab. Bulungan) to the Long Segar (West Kutai Regency), which takes many years.
12. Dancing Datun
Dance is a dance with the girls race with a number of Dayak Kenyah not certain, may be 10 to 20 people. According to history, with this dance was created by a Dayak headman in APO Kayan Kenyah called Nyik Selung, as a sign of gratitude and excitement over the birth of a seed. Then dance to this whole growing area Dayak Kenyah tribe.
13. Dancing Ngerangkau
Dance dance Ngerangkau is customary in the case of death of the Dayak tribe and Tunjung Benuaq. Dance practice this equipment rice pounder who dibentur-benturkan regularly in the horizontal position, giving rise to a certain rhythm.
14. Baraga Dancing 'Bagantar
Originally Baraga 'purchase Bagantar ceremony is to treat infants with seeking assistance from Nayun Gantar. Now this ritual is a dance digubah by Dayak tribe Benuaq.






Kutai tribe dance art can be divided into 2 types, namely the People Dancing and Dancing Classic.
Dancing People
It is the artistic creation that arises amidst the general public. Folk dance movement combines elements of dance in the dance tribes inhabit the coastal region.
Included in Dancing is Rakyat:
1. Dancing Jepen
Jepen Kutai art is influenced by Malay culture and Islam. Art is very popular among people who lived in the Mahakam River and coastal areas in the coast.
Dance association is usually ditarikan in pairs, but can also be ditarikan single. Dancing Jepen is accompanied by a singsong rhythm and music special called Kutai Tingkilan. The tool consists of music gambus (a kind of guitar berdawai 6) and ketipung (such kendang small).
Populernya because of this, almost in every district there are groups Jepen while Tingkilan who each have their own style, so that the dance is growing rapidly with the emergence of new creations-creations such as Dancing Jepen fireplace, Jepen Gelombang Dance, Dance Jepen 29, Dance Dance Jepen Sidabil and Jepen strap.
Classic Dancing
Is a dance that grows and grows in the Kutai Kartanegara Palace in the past.
Including the Classical Dance Arts in Kutai is:
1. Dance offerings
This is the first dance dance women Palace Kutai Kartanegara, but eventually this could dance ditarikan anyone. Dance that accompanied this special gamelan music is presented to the guests who come to visit Kutai in an official ceremony. Dancers are not limited in number, the more penarinya is considered good.
Dancing Ganjur


2. Dancing Ganjur
Ganjur dance is a dance palace ditarikan man in a pair by using a tool called Ganjur (truncheon made of cloth and has a handle to hold). This dance accompanied by gamelan music and ditarikan the ceremony penobatan king, wedding party, guests welcome the kingdom, and the birth of the kingdom khitanan family. Dance is a lot of influence get out of the elements dance movement Java (Yogyakarta and Solo style).
3. Dancing Kanjar
Dance is not much different with Ganjur dance, just dance this ditarikan by men and women and gerakannya a bit more sprightly. Composition tariannya bit more free and not too tight with a pattern, so that dance can be equated as dance association. Dancing Kanjar in penyajiannya usually didahului by offering dance, because dance is also to honor guests and includes a dance crowd.
4. Dancing Topeng Kutai
Origin of this dance has a beginning relationship with the art of dance in the kingdom of Kediri and Singosari, but the movement dance and gamelan rhythm that follows a little different with that found in the kingdom of Kediri and Singosari. While the stories were in the dance is not so many differences, so too with costumes penarinya.
Kutai Dance Topeng divided into several types as follows:
01. Penembe
02. Kemindhu
03. Governor
04. Temenggung
05. Roamer
06. Wirun
07. Gunung Sari
08. Panji
09. Rangga
10. Togoq
11. Bota
12. Pudgy
Dewa dance Memanah

Kutai Dance Topeng only presented to the Palace alone, as family entertainment with dancers, dancers particular. Dance is also usually be penobatan king at the ceremony, marriage, birth and welcome guests Palace.
5. Dewa dance Memanah
This dance is done by the Ponggawa practice with a bow and arrow that culminate five. Ponggawa corral where the ceremony was held while the arrow and swing busurnya up and down, along with the bememang (the mantra) that its request to the gods that gods banish evil spirits, and ask ketentraman, fertility, prosperity for the people.