The Art of Kain Tenun Tais: A Gender Differentiation and Social Status Symbol of Bunaq Ethnic Group in West Timor Indonesia
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https://doi.org/10.61717/p.v10i1.100Abstrak
This study examines the socio-cultural importance of the Kain Tenun Tais in the Bunaq ethnic group of West Timor Indonesia. It assesses the role that the Kain Tenun Tais has played in the past, and continues to play in the Bunaquesse society at present. The study analyzes how the colors, motifs and patterns of the Kain Tenun Tais reflect gender and status differentiation in the Bunaquesse society.The study contends that the Kain Tenun Tais serves not only as marker of Bunaquesse ethnic identity, but also plays an active role and influences the perpetuation of the traditional weaving process that generates this identity. The weaving process connotes complementarily of tasks between men and women.The traditional weaving of Kain Tenun Tais is founded on the stories narrated by women/weavers in the poems of “Tei Gugul Hiliq”. This study uses qualitative approach to generate information on the role of Kain Tenun Tais as signifier of social status and gender stratification in the Bunaq society. It is supplemented by descriptive statistics derived from representative survey of 40 randomly selected respondents who are familiar with weaving. The wearing of the Tais signifies social stratification. The patterns, motifs, and colors of the Kain Tenun Tais communicate the social status of the Bunaqs based on land ownership.The pattern of the thread weft signifies the distinction of the social statuses. The Kain Tenun Tais symbolizes the connection of the present Bunaq people with their ancestors. It also represents the power relations between the Bunaq men and women. Asia. The patterns, motifs, and colours of the Kain Tenun Tais mark specific life events that stratify the Bunaquesse people based on status and gender. It is a crucial material expression of the Bunaquesse identity as a people.
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