Research Article
Ornamental Variety Of Bugis Houses In Aha Village
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.2-11-2019.2294851, author={Hartati Kapita}, title={Ornamental Variety Of Bugis Houses In Aha Village}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st Conference of Visual Art, Design, and Social Humanities by Faculty of Art and Design, CONVASH 2019, 2 November 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={CONVASH}, year={2020}, month={8}, keywords={traditional architecture aesthetics ornament traditional houses buginese tribes}, doi={10.4108/eai.2-11-2019.2294851} }- Hartati Kapita
Year: 2020
Ornamental Variety Of Bugis Houses In Aha Village
CONVASH
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.2-11-2019.2294851
Abstract
The traditional house is a work that grows and develops under the influence of tradition, social activities, culture, and community behavior in a nation, and is part of the identity of a community. This study aims to find decorative patterns, meanings, and efforts to preserve traditional architecture on Morotai Island. Particularly in the settlement of the Bugis village of Aha village, the existence of Aha village has existed since 1950; the type of research is a qualitative research study using an observation and interview approach with the sampling technique carried out by purposive sampling. The results of the study show that in terms of living residents the community still adopts traditional Bugis architecture. Where can be seen from the shape of the house and all the procedures for its construction? In terms of material using local materials that are friendly to the environment. The existence of this Bugis house should be preserved because it has philosophical values. The Bugis tribe is a traditional house that has various decorations in various building elements as an aesthetic expression and has a philosophical meaning.