Betawi in the Continuity of Ondel-ondel’s Existence through Changes in the Costume Elements

Mita Purbasari, Martinus Dwi Marianto, Muhammad Agus Burhan

2018

Abstract

Ondel-ondel is a signature giant like Betawi puppet, created by cultural acculturation since decades ago. This piece of art has been through many stages of change from time to time, especially since nationally announce as the icon of the city of Jakarta. The study aims to understand the concepts and ideologies behind the changes of the costume elements of ondel-ondel. Roland Barthes semiotic approach applied to read the visual signs and study the concepts or ideologies behind the changes of form and function. The changing process impacted the continuity and enrichment of ondel-ondel’s meaning related to social, politic, economic and cultural context. The study observed the changing of symbol on ondel-ondel’s costume elements from time to time, which definitely carry certain meaning in a subtle way. Examining the form, function and format of ondel-ondel lead to four periods, which resulted in three concepts or ideologies of rulers behind the changes and usage of ondel-ondel.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Purbasari M., Marianto M. and Burhan M. (2018). Betawi in the Continuity of Ondel-ondel’s Existence through Changes in the Costume Elements. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences, Laws, Arts and Humanities - Volume 1: BINUS-JIC, ISBN 978-989-758-515-9, pages 375-378. DOI: 10.5220/0010008300002917

in Bibtex Style

@conference{binus-jic18,
author={Mita Purbasari and Martinus Dwi Marianto and Muhammad Agus Burhan},
title={Betawi in the Continuity of Ondel-ondel’s Existence through Changes in the Costume Elements},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences, Laws, Arts and Humanities - Volume 1: BINUS-JIC,},
year={2018},
pages={375-378},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010008300002917},
isbn={978-989-758-515-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences, Laws, Arts and Humanities - Volume 1: BINUS-JIC,
TI - Betawi in the Continuity of Ondel-ondel’s Existence through Changes in the Costume Elements
SN - 978-989-758-515-9
AU - Purbasari M.
AU - Marianto M.
AU - Burhan M.
PY - 2018
SP - 375
EP - 378
DO - 10.5220/0010008300002917