KAJIAN ESTETIKA MOTIF UKIR KERATON SUMENEP MADURA HASIL AKULTURASI TIONGHOA

Abstract

The legacy of ancient objects is the history that there was a civilization at that time, such as a kingdom which was the center of social and cultural society. should be grateful that the kingdoms of the past can still be appreciated today. As in the architecture of the Keraton Sumenep Madura, it gets acculturation from various cultures, namely the Madurese and Chinese cultures. It is possible that the palace carving art got a touch from China. Not only the motifs are beautiful, but they give meaning to every motif displayed on the ornaments of the Sumenep Palace. But in reality there are still many people who do not recognize the local culture. This problem is interesting to be studied further. This paper aims to describe the aesthetic value contained in the ornamental motifs of the Sumenep Madura Palace which is a motif resulting from the acculturation of Madurese and Chinese cultures. This study uses qualitative research methods to describe the various motifs and meanings of the Sumenep Palace ornaments. To obtain data sources, interviews, field observations, and documentation were carried out. The results of the article describe the aesthetic value of the carving ornaments of the Sumenep Madura Palace, namely the Janggoleng motif pattern from the orchid plant, and the Hong bird which is a Chinese motif with the meaning of peaceful life combined with the Burneh plant motif which is a typical Sumenep Madura motif.