Baduy Tribal Culture In Banten Province

Banten province has a traditional society which still adhere to traditional customs of the tribe who lived in the Village Baduy Kanekes LEUWIDAMAR Lebak District. Baduy community settlements in general are located in regions.

Baduy or referred also to the community Kanekes is the name of a group of indigenous Sundanese in Banten. Bedouin tribes living in the hinterland of West Java, the last village that can be reached by vehicle was Ciboleger VILLAGE (West Java). From this village we are only able to enter the tribal region Baduy outside. But before we go kewilayah Baduy tribe we had to report first with customary leaders who called Jaro. Community Kanekes generally divided into three groups: tangtu, panamping, and dangka.

1. Group tangtu (Baduy in).

In the Bedouin tribes living in the jungle and still isolated and have not entered the culture luar.selain Baduy people in the most obedient to all the provisions and rules set by Pu'un (the custom). Bedouin people in living in 3 villages, namely Cibeo, Cikartawana, and Cikeusik. Typical Bedouin man is dressed in white, natural and dark blue and wearing a white headband and a machete. Their clothes were not collared and buttoned, they also do not bare feet. Meraka go anywhere just walking barefoot and never carry cash. they do not know the school, the letters that they know is the alphabet Hanacara and Sundanese language. They must not use equipment or facilities from the outside. So can imagine their life without using power, money, and they do not know the schoolboy. One example of means by which they make without the assistance of external equipment is the Bamboo Bridge. They create a bridge without using nails, to fasten the bamboo sticks they use fibers, and to shore up the foundation of the bridge used large trees growing on the riverbank.

2. Community groups panamping (Baduy Outer)

They live in the village Cikadu, Kaduketuk, Kadukolot, Gajeboh, Cisagu, which surrounds the region in Baduy. Outer Baduy distinctively dressed and black headband. Incredibly Bedouin tribes have mixed with many other Sundanese communities. besides that they also are familiar with foreign cultures, such as school.

3. Group Baduy Dangka,

they live outside the area Kanekes, and currently lives in the remaining two villages, namely Padawaras (Cibengkung) and Sirahdayeuh (Cihandam). Kampung Dangka functions as a kind of buffer zone on outside influences.

Baduy livelihoods, most importantly, cultivating rice farming and gardening and making crafts Koja or bag of bark, palm sugar processing, weaving and a small portion have been familiar with trade.

Trust adopted Kanekes society is Sundanese Wiwitan.didalam Baduy in, There is such a provision is not written that race descendants of Mongoloid, Negroid and Kaukasoid must not enter the territory of the Bedouin. If any provision of this custom in the mosque it will be subject to sap called kuwalat or pamali is Baduy own.

The core of the confidence shown by the existence of absolute pikukuh or customary provisions adopted in everyday lives of people Kanekes. The most important contents of the 'pikukuh' (compliance) Kanekes is the concept of "without any changes, or changes in as little as possible:

“Lojor heunteu beunang dipotong, pèndèk heunteu beunang disambung”

(Length can not / should not be cut, the short can not / should not be connected)

Bedouin tribes have their own governance by tribal leaders as their leaders called Puun of three people. Implementation of customs administration kepuunan implemented by Jaro is divided into 4 positions each Jaro has the functions and duties of each. Namely tangtu Jaro, Jaro dangka, Jaro dependents, and Jaro pamarentah. Jaro tangtu responsible for the implementation of customary law on citizens tangtu and various other affairs. Jaro dangka duty to maintain, administer, and maintain a deposit of ancestral land that exist within and outside Kanekes. Jaro dangka of 9 people, which when added to the 3 people called Jaro Jaro tangtu twelve. Chairman of twelve Jaro Jaro is known as a dependent. The Jaro pamarentah customarily served as a liaison between indigenous Kanekes with national governments, which in their duties aided by pangiwa, torn, and kokolot overtime or village elders.

Law in Society within the Bedouin

Penalty adjusted for categories of violations, which consists of serious violations and minor offenses. Mild punishment is usually in the form of rule by calling sipelanggar Pu'un to be given a warning. Which belong to the type of minor offenses, among others bicker or argue-mouth between two or more people Baduy.

Heavy penalty for those who commit gross. Offenders who receive penalty is invoked by the local Jaro and given a warning. In addition to their severe warning, siterhukum also be incorporated into a correctional institution (LP) or a custom home detention for 40 days. Also, if virtually free will be asked again whether he still wants to be Bedouin in or going out and being a citizen of Foreign Bedouin in front of Pu'un and Jaro. Outer Baduy more lenient in applying the customary rules and regulations Bedouin.

Interestingly, whose name here is a heavy penalty if there is someone people to spend a drop of blood is considered heavy. Adulterers and people dressed city.

Many of the prohibitions set forth in Bedouin customary law, which are not allowed to attend school, banned from keeping cattle quadrupeds, not justified by increased vehicle travel, are prohibited from using electronic equipment, appliances and luxury more than one wife.

In terms of dress, there is difference in the rate Baduy in dressing that is based on gender and level of adherence to the customary course, the Bedouin and Bedouin Luar.Untuk In Baduy In the men wear long sleeves called a diadem sangsang, The pieces do not wear collars, do not wear buttons and do not wear pocket. The color of their clothing umunnya is all in white.

For the bottom use the same cloth gloves blue-black color, which just wrapped at the waist. Also at the head of the tribe Baduy using white headbands. for Outer Baduy, clothing they wear is black clothes shucks. Tie the head is also dark blue with batik patterns. Seen from the color, model or style clothing Outer Baduy, shows that their lives are influenced by outside cultures. Meanwhile, to wear clothes that among Bedouin women in and Outer Baduy not too revealing a striking difference. They wear a kind of sheath blackish blue color of the heel to the chest. For women who are married, usually left his chest open freely, while for girls of her breasts should be enclosed.

In the process of wedding couples who will marry are always paired and there is no such thing as dating. The old man will stay in touch to the parents of women and introduce their two children each.

After getting a deal, then proceed with the process of applying 3 times. Stage One, the old men must report to the Jaro (village head) with a betel leaf, betel nut and gambier taste. The second phase, in addition to carrying betel, areca nut, and gambier, applying this time equipped with a ring made of steel and white as her dowry. The third stage, preparing the means of household goods, clothes and seserahan marriage to the woman. Uniquely, in traditional terms, people do not recognize Bedouin polygamy and divorce. They are only allowed to remarry if one of them has died.

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