Pandanwangi, Ariesa and Kusbiantoro, Krismanto (2017) Modernization of Omo Niha: Striving Against Extinction. In: The 4th International Conference on Arts and Humanities 2017, 21-22 September 2017, Colombo.
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Abstract
Nias is an island that lies on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The island is a home for Nias people who still live in their traditional megalith cultures. Earthquakes frequently happen in Nias. Every large earthquake forms this island inches by inches from the surface of the sea. This geological feature makes Nias people develop a local wisdom to build their own traditional houses named OmoNiha. This concept is like a boat in a shaking island. Earthquakes never ruin these houses. Now these people face the inevitable challenges of modernization that are able to ruin the local language of their house form and bring them to extinction. This paper intends to describe the challenges of modernization for OmoNiha. The lack of traditional materials, construction techniques, and knowledge on the local wisdom, values and meanings of the artifacts causes modern technology and materials can replace the original ones. The modern lifestyle requirements and change of society have already become the challenging factors to preserve the cultural heritage. In this paper, qualitative descriptive methods are used to explore tensions, problems and solutions to these particular issues.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nias, traditional houses, modernization, cultural heritage |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general |
| Depositing User: | Perpustakaan Maranatha |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2018 09:24 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2018 09:24 |
| URI: | http://repository.maranatha.edu/id/eprint/23828 |
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