Banjar Tribe or Oloh Masih lives in Tanah Laut and Banjarmasin in the north side of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Since 17th century, this tribe had dominated half of Central Borneo and East Borneo. Banjar tribe comes from Banjar area. Banjar people are Dayak descent who believed in Islam then they adopting diverse cultures such as [...]
Indonesia is all about the richness of culture as it appears on the beauty town of Takengon. Takengon is a small town but it is also a capital city of Central Aceh Regency. More than 230,000 people are living amongst the coolness of this highland. The scenery of pine trees coupled a series of tropical [...]
Keris has confessed by UNESCO as original heritage of Indonesia. Keris is one of Indonesian people ancestor masterpiece while it conducts traditional culture in form of special weapon. Keris making uses complicated forging technique. The complicated process comes from its beautiful pamor forging technique. Some people deemed pamor motif in keris sides is lending hand [...]
Wayang orang or Wayang Wong in Javanese language is playing human as wayang figures. Fitted with its name, this kind of wayang is not showing wayang dolls that usually made by buffalo skin or other leather materials but human replacing the wayang dolls. They are wearing accessories that used by leather wayang. Imitating face of [...]
Nusa Penida lies in the southeastern tip of Bali Island. This Klungkung Regency district caters any kinds of cultural art heritage of Nusa Penida people. Local people known arja as it had known by all of Balinese people throughout the island. However every part of this island developed any kinds of arja in accord with [...]
This cultural event generates by origin people of Cianjur Regency, West Java. This traditional art performance comes from local behavior while local people removing rice from rice field into saung (granary). In the past West Java people brought home their rice by bamboo pole, the pole tied with 25 kg rice then it sounds like [...]
Angklung has been along time coloring Sunda tradition but it newly registered as Proclamation Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010. This instrument made by bamboo then it should shake to ring its sounds. Angklung emerges from the agrarian philosophy of Sundanese people who believed in Sri Goddess. Baduy [...]
Beyond our scientific mind, people still believe about what invisible but has strong power. This local belief influenced our daily life in the form of cultural things. However it is also happening in Indonesia where you can find diversity especially in its culture. The interesting one is Reog, a traditional Indonesian dance from East Java. [...]
Indonesia is a diversity country as it has any kinds of cultural richness spreads on these regions. Puppet is one of Indonesia treasure while it is being traditional art in Java and Bali Island. Puppetry has confessed by UNESCO to be Indonesia culture on November 2003 and it is including to a Masterpiece of Oral [...]
