Cultural Values "Suku Iban" in West Kalimantan

Cultural values
Social: In one family lived in a house called bilek. In one bilek is a unit of production in farming, life cycle ceremonies, and others. One bilek always there are a number of rights and obligations, and applicable to all citizens bilek.
Art: The Iban creative, innovative, visible achievements of the craft. For example, an element which consists of fashion headgear, necklaces men and women (manikasa), women bracelet (balukun), women's belts (sumpai bundle), clothes for women (dotted dress), cloth for women (Kabo fabric beads), all It termotif with beads colorful.
Economics: The Iban initiative by holding a ceremony after harvest with a sense of joy in prosperity. This ceremony is intended to give thanks from the crop that is very satisfying and gives the blessing in the lives of Iban tribe.
Religion: In terms of the trust, the authenticity of people believe in the existence of supernatural beings Iban inhabitants of the universe. This is evident from the various ceremonies are held. Confidence is also evident from the delivery of food-offerings to the sacred places and the maintenance of sacred objects, such as large wood, stone, and so forth. Although the majority of the Iban people now profess Christianity but still genuine belief in society. 

Recourse Literature :

Melalatoa, M. Junus.

1995. Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Cultural Values "Suku in Bali"

Cultural values

Social: There is a prevailing social strata in Bali is often called the caste, the Brahmin, Kshatriya, weysya, and sudra. Family kinship group is the smallest known kuren Batih. Where they are in an economic union or a meal in the kitchen. Balinese people also know a single clan called dadia.

Art: Bali always show ritual and beauty into an art form. Fine arts and sub ​​elements berunsur sacral art is art (sculpture, painting), the art of sound (old gamelan, gamelan and gamelan MADIA new), dance (dance trustee, bebali dance, and dance-balihan balih), literary arts (puppet), drama and art (gong).

Economy: Most of the Balinese to conduct farming activities in meeting their daily needs. There is also another, namely farming, gardening which usually produces coconut, coffee, cloves, kapok, cashew nut, and tobacco. There are also other livelihood is domestic industry, fishing and trade. Balinese society is very prosperous seen from the rapid development of tourism in Bali.

Religion: The Balinese are generally Hindus who originate in Wedha holy book, which is the revelation of Hyang Widhi or God Almighty. There is a shrine to Hyang Widhi including incarnation called the temple. There are so many kinds of religious ceremonies conducted by the Balinese. As a whole can be divided by five kinds of ceremonies (five yadnya) is Yadnya Man​​, Son Yadnya, Yadnya Gods, Rishis yadnya, and Blind Yadnya. The Balinese believe in various gods and spirits are honored in various ceremonies bersaji.

Recourse Literature :

Melalatoa, M. Junus.

1995. Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, hal. 96-107

Cultural Values "Suku Asmat" in Irian Jaya

Cultural values

Arts: One of the Asmat cultural distinctiveness in terms of works of art with sculpture and sculpture-carvings. And it's not out of the belief system of the ancestral spirits of the dead. The patterned carvings of animals, plants, humans, curvilinear motifs contain letters or lines. Carving was poured or disclosed to the objects and colored with white, black and red. The carvings have a symbol that contains the hopes and the values ​​for the life of hard work, courage to face the hard life and hope of the coming blessing of the ancestors.

Religion: They believe in supernatural powers, and when someone dies, his body was not buried. With a view to die spirit of people who still remain in the village, especially if it is in the form porang mbis sculpture. Asmat People believe that they came from the Creator (fumeriptits). Now many who embraced the Catholic religion because many of the founding of the church by teaching through a cultural approach.

Social: Asmat tribe are very responsible and loyal if there is a death of one of the Asmat people. The statement could not be separated from their belief itself. His body was not buried so that his spirit still inhabits the neighborhood of the tribe and to the spirits of their ancestors.

Recourse Literature :

Melalatoa, M. Junus.

1995. Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Cultural Values "Suku Bima" in Nusa South West

Cultural values

Art: The art of traditional Bima kadanda Buja is a typical dance of the now almost extinct and has been considered by local governments as well as the typical tribal war dance bima and race horse racing is a form of art other than the interest stirred the bima are very competitive people Bima.

Economy: The main livelihood is farming community Bima tribe and had become the golden triangle of agriculture with Makassar and Ternate in the days of Empire. Therefore, the relationship is very close to Bima and Makassar, as in the days of Empire, the two kingdoms are inter-married sons and daughters of their kingdom (lilincahayahati.blogspot.com).

Religion: This tribe is the majority embraced Islam, and is known as a devout tribe will practice Islam in Southeast islands of Indonesia. The original belief of the Milky called pare no bongi, namely the belief in ancestral spirits. Although the majority of people embraced Islam Milky, Milky tribe still believe the world is frightening spirits. The spirit world to be feared is the Ganges Batara as the god who has enormous power as a ruler, Guru, Idadari magic and User Name, Bake spirit and the spirit of Jim who lives in the trees, the mountains are very large and powerful to bring about disease, disaster, etc.. They also believe there is a large tree in Kalate are considered sacred, Murmas where the gods of Mount Rinjani; the residence of the Batara and goddesses. While the eastern part of the Milky tribe converted to Christianity.

Social: the rate is very competitive bima visible from the art race horse racing, to realize the value of harmony, and harmony are very beautiful look.

Cultural Values "Suku Mentawai" in West Sumatra

Cultural values

Knowledge: People Mentawai also has its own expertise in terms of science: the science of predicting the future.

Social: The social structure of the Mentawai people are patrilineal. Traditional social structures are together, they live in a big house called Uma. The social structure also is egalitarian, that is, each adult member of Uma has the same rights, except the shaman (sikerei) which has a higher precedence because it can cure the disease and led the ceremony kagamaan.

Art: In terms of artistic, Mentawai people really give a unique distinctiveness. The arts are tattooed, which contains the identity symbol of social status or profession, as a symbol of natural balance and beauty. There is also art sharpen the teeth of both men and women as well as making the animal motif carvings on the walls of the house.

Religion: Roman Catholic majority of the Mentawai tribe. Mentawai tribe has always been their custom rules that run the Arat Sabulungan. Arat traditional means, while significant Sabulungan leaves. Arat Sabulungan meaning set Mentawai tribe lives to honor and keep the leaves. Based on the teachings of the ancestral Mentawai leaf bersemayamnya believed to be the god of the forest, the mountain god, the god of the sea, as well as the god of water. Mentawai tribe also believes the leaves become a liaison between the Creator and man. So strong is the belief of the strength of the Mentawai tribe leaves. One of the ceremony known as the trust Pangureikan, the ceremony blessing the petition to keep disease and natural disasters. On a quiet night's Mentawai people ask Saukkuita (the good spirit) is believed to regulate the earth, protect the whole family, and keep him away from every illness.

Resource Literature :

Melalatoa, M. Junus.

1995. Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan