"Status #3" Art Works that Represent Cultural Asimilation between Chinese and Padang Pariaman

Rismantojo, Sandy (2017) "Status #3" Art Works that Represent Cultural Asimilation between Chinese and Padang Pariaman. In: 6th International Seminar on Nusantara Heritage, 25th September 2017, Denpasar.

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Abstract

From many years, long before its independence, Indonesia has become a part of a very important and busy business trade lane in the world. Strategic location and the richness of its natural resources had invited many merchants from other part of the world to sail across the oceans to Indonesia for trading and doing their business. Many traders or foreigner finally stayed, settled down and even getting married with local women which resulting a cultural assimilation between two different cultures.One example of this very interesting culture assimilation in Indonesia is between Padangpariaman and Chinese cultures. The people of Padangpariaman live in the coastline area of West Sumatra, where many foreigner merchants especially from China came to trade with locals. Two examples of cultural assimilation between these cultures are Suntiang Gadang and Padangpariaman wedding platform decoration. Suntiang Gadang is a bride wedding headdress which has beautiful ornaments taken from natural forms of plants and animal motifs. Padangpariaman wedding platform decoration is beautifully adorned with colorful fabric with gorgeous detailed embroidery with Chinese adopted motifs which represents the cultural assimilation. This is a proof that the assimilation process has taken place in a peaceful manner and enriched Indonesia culture. The history of this assimilation process which is also one of the richness of Indonesia Cultures, has inspired the creation of a 3 dimensional art piece called Status#3 which represents a person's status in society and the cultural assimilation between Padangpariaman and Chinese cultures.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Assimilation, China, Padangpariaman, social status, art piece
Subjects: N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Depositing User: Perpustakaan Maranatha
Date Deposited: 07 May 2018 06:25
Last Modified: 07 May 2018 06:25
URI: http://repository.maranatha.edu/id/eprint/24461

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