Malay Clothes - Cekak Musang

Malay clothing cekak musang influenced by the usual robe clothing worn by community in the Middle East. Clothing robe usually long, shortened to to the bottom of the buttocks and adjusted to the shape of the teluk belanga Malay clothes.

The form of this outfit is similar to the clothing of the teluk belanga, but part of her neck upright and the hemisphere in front of the closed by three, Five , seven , or nine children studs . There is a tendency to regard the clothes Cekak musang more official compared to the teluk belanga.

Riau Malay men usually wear this type of clothing to go to a formal event, Like the women wearing apparel kebaya . This outfit is listed in the book "Life and Customs" by R. O. Winstedt who quoted from Logan, J.I.A. prints in 1909.

In it, mentioned about the type of clothes that are referred to as "cekak musang clothing" The term clothing cekak musang deal directly with circular form the neck of a garment, Nape ' cekak'. Understanding "kurung cekak musang" symbolizes the natural picture for neck clothes standing high (2.5 cm) an encircling the neck.

Size determined by a circle ( round ) made by thumb other met its end. The form of clothing is almost similar with clothing ' the gulf of belanga' only his neck collared and not berkancing, as well as neck clothing downward in size 5 cm.

This outfit has 3 pieces of pouch pockets, 1 piece on the chest to the left and 2 on the bottom. A suit of clothes cekak musang is trousers reaching to the ankles and cover head is kopiah, fabrics and skull cap. This outfit is commonly used on family occasions like Kenduri.

Eating Sirih dance (dance offerings.)

Dance thomsoniae (offering) is a traditional dance or classical dance riau Malay are commonly performed to welcome and dedicated in honor of the great guests who came. When the show, one of the dancers in the dance offerings will carry a box containing betel leaves.

Betel leaves in a box is then opened and the guests who are considered great given the first chance to pick it up as a form of tribute, followed by the other guests. Therefore, a lot of people who call the dance offerings of Riau as thomsoniae dance.

For the community of Riau, betel is not just mere objects. Betel leaves also become media stickies in the Association. Through dance, the Riau society has shown that human consciousness is interconnected with other human beings.

Social consciousness is then able to foster good communication, mutual respect and appreciate, against fellow human beings. The existence of a welcoming dance for the guest pointed out that, the Malays greatly appreciate the relationships of friendship and kinship.

1. The origins 

Its history in 1957, in Soweto dance offerings of standardising the deliberations took place, which featured dances and songs, such as Riau Malay Dance Dance, Twelve Serampang Mak Kampai, dance Island Host Cape Katung and dance Lenggang Broke nine.

 Based on the discussion that then cultivate a dance for offerings to customers, then radiated Thomsoniae Dance now dance offerings created by artists. Socialization of standardising Dance Offerings this is done in order to be known by the people.

 Dancers Dance Thomsoniae must understand the specific terms in the Malay dances like igal (emphasis on the movement of hands and bodies), contortion (movement of subjecting or menganyunkan Agency), lenggang (walking while moving the hands), a batang titi (running in a line to pursue stem), gentam (dancing while menghentakkan the heel of the foot), cicing (dancing while trot), legar (dancing while driving around 180 degrees), and other (Ray, ed. , 2009).

2. A dancer and Fashion 

Dance offerings is the usual Malay dance performed to welcome guests. This dance is performed by the 5-9 people (and often odd) with one person that are considered special because it should bring as an offering to the guests.

The philosophy of the grant should containing betel is very high. Because when the guests were given a betel nut don't take (eat it) then it is considered disrespectful. Even in the days of the Kingdom, King will be angry when the betel is not eaten.

Motion dance offerings are very simple, based on the movements of the hands and feet. The movement looked down while Moor Palms is a form of homage to the guests arriving. Thomsoniae dance is generally performed by adolescents.

However, in its development of this dance can also be performed by the older. The dancers wear clothes commonly used bride, namely custom dress shirt known as Gulf braces caldron.

 On the head, there is the Crown that is equipped with a flower-shaped ornaments and knick-pernih such as dokoh, earrings, bracelets. While the lower part of the body of the dancers wrapped cloth by brightly colored songket.

3. Music Accompaniment. 

The dance is performed with the accompaniment of music offerings of the Malays were sourced from a combination of the sound of the violin, marwas or fill, drum, harp, and accordion.

Akordian sound is an important element in Malay music, remembering the sound that became the idiosyncrasies of Malay music. Dance Thomsoniae including themed dance for joy.

This diriingi dance by the typical Malay musical harmony as well as a partial Thomsoniae songs the lyrics read as follows: Fed of betel ujunglah ujungan how is dear Less lime added lah lah spittle My life is Luckily a chance factor is dear The day was happy to seharilah hard

4. Range of motion. 

 Dance movements Thomsoniae generally use movement in the Dance Lenggang Broke nine. Even so, there is a difference in the name of his movement in which to Dance only found 2 Thomsoniae movement, the movement of lenggang broke nine singles and a double.

Whereas a Dance on Broken Lenggang Nine there are 3 parts of the motion, namely, lenggang lenggang rotate one circle, and changed direction forward or lenggang (Tengku Mira rays, ed., 2009). The meaning of Dance Offerings which can be seen from the pattern of presentation, such as motion mulaidari

1. the movement of the gable is a form of the roof of the House of Riau Malay society.

2. movement of balam two Musketeers which contains the meaning of loyalty and togetherness.

3. broken nine Malay lenggang movement dedicated to honored guests with the intent to deliver the speech.

Riau Malay Traditional House Roof lipat Kajang

The building houses a Malay Fold Kajang, taken in accordance with the form of the roof of the building. It is also difficult to find in the village as a place of residence of citizens. Just look at the newly constructed office buildings by the Government with the concept of the building of modern architecture.

 Jensi Malay traditional house building can be seen on home Kenegerian Sentajo tribe godang, the District of Kuantan, Kuantan Singingi Regency, which is still preserved. But the age of the building was up to 2.5 a century.

 1. The shape of the House. 

• The steep roofs of houses called "Folding Home Pandan". 

• The roofs of the houses are rather flat called "Folding Home Kanjang".

• When the roof was given extra on the bottom (foot roof) with other roof then it is called the "Home Screen" or "Roof Home Ampar Pumpkin".

RIAU Malay House Folding Roof Sheet The steep second form called "folding kajang" can make it easier to drink rain water. The floor and walls of the House made of webbing is released to facilitate the circulation of air and to taste heat mengurangkam heat. Early Malay traditional house used by Malay called "loom up" or "teratak".

This tradition of home form is concise. In the past, the pillar of traditional Malay Houses are round and made of wooden children's staple. The whole House was made of wood and bumbungnya than a Palm or Palm roof.

 This form of Malay traditional House has undergone a change little by little. But the basic form which is the high-floored and colonnaded of land still is preserved.

 The used materials such as wood, Palm roofs, the roofs of thatched roof, bertam, Reed berayam, pelupuh, wood or Reed rods nibung, has been replaced with other ingredients such as zing and genting for pillar and simen and a brick.

Traditional house form is different for every country. These houses have features that tersendirian.

2. The Division of Functions 

EVERY ROOM HAS BEEN SET UP TO WORK WITH. THIS, NOT ONLY TO KEEP THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INFLUX OF PEOPLE COMING OUT OUTSIDE FREELY, KEEP ALSO FOSTERS A SENSE OF DISCIPLINE IN THE HOME OF A FAMILY MEMBER, THAT PUTTING SOMETHING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLACE AND FUNCTION.

 THE MIDDLE ROOM SPECIAL FAMILY ROOM: THUS THE POSSIBILITY OF TERHINDARILAH THEN LALANGYA PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.

EVERY GUEST WHO COMES WILL LIMIT HIMSELF TO NOT GET INTO A FORBIDDEN ROOM FIT CUSTOM. BREEZEWAY

• PLACE RECEIVES GUESTS.

• PLACE THE CHILDREN PLAY.

• PLACE THE OBJECT PUT "LITTLE" TOOLS OF FARMERS AND FISHERMEN.

• FOR FAMILIES (ESPECIALLY MEN) ARE USED AS A PLACE TO RELAX.

 3. Influence of Religion Against the architecture of the House. 

Architecture in traditional houses very banguna dpengaruhi by the teachings of islam, because its spread through the trading that occurs on the coast-coast.

 Some influence of the religion of islam against the shape of the building include: • Ladder home: odd (usually numbering 5 steps). That means 5 pillars of islam

• Pillar: 1. the rectangular quarters: representing the mean wind will bring sustenance from all directions. 2. In terms of the six pillars of faith: it is meant to let homeowners remain obedient and faithful to God. 3. the heptagon: representing the existence of levels of Heaven & Hell. 4. the Octagon: equal to a rectangle. 5. In terms of the nine: Symbolic, that the owner of folks mamapu.

• Wall (House of lancing): the walls are leaning out with foot walls similar to perau or lancing.

• Roof (lontik) Home: representing sassy tribute to God

Home Belah Bubung Origin Riau.

One of the houses to shelter the community home Halve was Riau Islands Bubung. The House is also known as the House of the Pillar House or Ridge. The name home Halve Bubung given by Malay people due to the shape of its roof was torn.

Called home the harder because the roof using perabung. While the name Malay Bubung home given by foreigners, particularly China and the Netherlands, because of its shape is different from their original homes, namely in the form of home Kelenting and Limas.

 Big small homes built is determined by the ability of its owner, the more wealthy a person the greater the House and the more diverse the hiasnya. However, wealth is not as an absolute determinant.

The most important consideration in making a home is harmony with the landlord. To determine the matching or whether a House, the owner of the House size count count hasta, from one to five. As for uratannya is: snakes swim, pursue a ripple, ripple pursue debt runs out shelter, beetle changed its debt, and the debt of five berimbuh yet.

 The size that is best if just in a matter of ripples onto the beetle in the shade. The term Riau for the House are reserved for the region in the Riau Islands province which lies on a small island on the eastern side of Sumatra, in the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea. The Custom House called ' home halve bubung '.

 Its shaped stage that quite high until the floor is passed, then 2 meters from the ground, the roof is shaped like a shield, berbubungan straight in the saddle-shaped upper part with an ornament on the lisplank. The walls of the houses tend to be upright and has a front porch with a roof canopy saddle. On the canopy this is stress building definable with decorate gevel and lisplank.

 The morphology of House bubung also named other names by the Malay people of Riau Islands.

(1.) Home halve a steep roof slope bubung called pandan ' folding ',

(2) If the roof is kinda flat called the ' fold ', kajang

(3.) If the lower part of the roof was given additional other roof called ' pumpkin ', ampar

(4.) if the bubugannya parallel streets called ' perabung ',

(5.) if the bubungannya transverse Street known as ' transverse ' perabung

1. The origins 

Natural conditions and the Riau Islands society strongly influenced the architectural pattern. The influence of the surrounding nature and belief can be seen from his home, that form the shape of the stage erected on the top of the mast with a height of about 1.50 metres up to 2.40 m.

 The use of the materials for making home, awarding motif, and the use of colours to beautify homes is a form of adaptation to the environment and the expression of religious values and cultural values. One of the houses to shelter the community home Halve was Riau Islands Bubung.

 The House is also known as the House of the Pillar House or Ridge. The name home Halve Bubung given by Malay people due to the shape of its roof was torn. Called home the harder because the roof using perabung. While the name Malay Bubung home given by foreigners,

particularly China and the Netherlands, because of its shape is different from their original homes, namely in the form of home Kelenting and Limas.

 Name of the House is also sometimes provided on the forms and variations, for example: called home Folding roof is steep because the Pandanus; Home Folding roof is rather flat due to Kajang; Home Screen or Roof Ampar Pumpkin because the lower part of the roof is coupled with the other roof; Home Perabung Perabung length as the roof parallel to the highway; and Perabung not Perabungnya due to Transverse parallel to the road.

Big small homes built is determined by the ability of its owner, the more wealthy a person the greater the House and the more diverse the hiasnya. However, wealth is not as an absolute determinant. The most important consideration in making a home is harmony with the landlord.

 To determine the matching or whether a House, the owner of the House size count count hasta, from one to five. As for uratannya is: snakes swim, pursue a ripple, ripple pursue debt runs out shelter, beetle changed its debt, and the debt of five berimbuh yet. The size that is best if just in a matter of ripples onto the beetle in the shade.

Riau Malay Traditional House Lontik / Lancang From Kampar.

The House of lontik which can also be called the House of presumptuous because this home form atapnyamelengkung over and somewhat pointy Buffalo Horn, while the walls are leaning out with hiasankaki walls similar to the boat or presumptuous.

This symbolic homage to the Tuhandan against each other. The House of lontik is estimated to be kebudayaanMinangkabau because of the influence of kabanyakan are found in areas bordering West Sumatra. Stairs of the House usually odd, even home-child lontik the stairs of lima, it is adakaitannya with the teachings of islam i.e. Islamic tenets. 

1. The origin of. 

Home of Sassy or Pencalang is the name of one of the traditional Counties of Kampar, Riau Province, Indonesia. In addition to the name of the home of Sassy or Pencalang, the House is also known as the House of the Lontik.

Called Sassy or Pencalang because of its front wall hangings foot shape similar to a boat, the shape of the walls of the House are tilted out as miringnya of the walls of their sailboat, and when viewed from far away form the House such as boat-houses (magon) made of ordinary residents.

While the name Lontik was used because it forms perabung (Ridge) roof melentik up. The House is the home of Sassy stage. The type of construction of the stage chosen to avoid the danger of attacks of wild beasts and window floods.

In addition, there is the custom of the society to use the space under the House as the enclosure of livestock, boat storage containers, place bertukang, where children play, and a wooden shed, in preparation for welcoming the fasting month.

 In addition, the construction of a house-shaped stage so as to enter it would have to use the stairs which had rung odd, lima, is a form of expression of the confidence of the community. The outer wall of the House entirely Sassy tilts out, unlike in the perpendicular wall.

 The front exterior wall beam load bearing curved upwards, and, sometimes, spliced with engraving on the corners of the walls, then it looks like the shape of the boat. Beam cover over the wall also curved beam semelengkung although it is not the object.

 Lengkungannya follow the curved side down the field of the roof. Both ends of the perabung given the ornament called bayung sulo. Whereas sayok lalangan ornaments on the four corners of the roof of the stream. There are various forms of decoration, which resembles a Crescent Moon, Buffalo Horn, spurs and so on. The existence of the House of Presumptuous, it seems, is the result of the process of acculturation of native architectural society and the Minangkabau of Kampar.

The base and the wall of the House that is shaped like a boat is typical of society whereas the roof of Kampar, tapering (Lontik) is a characteristic of Minangkabau architecture.

 The process of acculturation occurred because the architecture area of Kampar River Cruise, the Groove is Mahat, of the five Koto to the flat ground in Payakumbuh, Minangkabau. The five areas include Rumbio, Kampong Koto Kampar, water, Tiris, Bangkinang, Salo, and Kuok. Because of Kampar is part of the Groove Community mobility, then the process of acculturation is very likely to occur.

The result of the process of acculturation that appears from the uniqueness of the Sassy little House a lot different with the architecture of the buildings in the area of Riau Mainland and Riau Islands.

 2. materials and energy. 

materials In order to make the home building process went smoothly and the results were as expected, so the ingredients are selected and prepared in advance. If the required ingredients have not collected all, the construction of houses will not be started because it was feared disrupting the development process.

In sampaing, if the construction of the House until it stops due to lack of materials, it is considered very embarrassing. Therefore, usually, the process of collecting materials lasted many months, even years. As for the necessary ingredients of which are:

• Wood Kebesi, used to make the pillars and carvings.

• Wood sills used to Kulim-sills.

• Wood used for Resak sill and rasuk.

• Wood Punak is used to floor and wall Board.

• Tools to prepare wood (machete, Pickaxe, axes, saws, etc.) and tools (crab, chisel, pepatil, and so on). • Rope from bark, is used to unify the distel.

• Rope charcoal or charcoal yarn. This tool is made from cord set with a liquid that is a mixture of charcoal and oil packed and are used to make straight lines at the time of processing the wood.

• Straw roofs, sago Palm, Nipah, Sikai, and Bengkang. The materials used to make the roof of the House.

• Zinc. Lately, the use of leaves to make the roof of the House has been using zinc.

Riau Malay Traditional House Limas Potong.

Limas Cut is one form of Malay traditional House of Riau Islands. Limas House Cut shaped stilts. It has a distinctive shape, as well as traditional houses in Sumatra in General. The height is approximately 1.5 meters from above ground level.

The wall is made of composition Board brown color, while the roof is in the form of zinc in red. Door frames, Windows and pillars of the bridge before the House painted white oil. with the roof resembles a limas are truncated.

 Malay traditional house type of the other is a traditional home Halve Bubung. If the Riau mainland, its traditional home Lontik home Salaso Home, and Twin Falls. RIAU MALAY TRADITIONAL HOUSE LIMAS CUT BATAM

The shape of the House.

This home has five main parts, namely, terrace, front room, Center, rear (bed), and a kitchen. The front part of the House used to post photos of the history of this piece of limas House, middle room contains dioramas of the Malay typical bride, and the back is a room containing a bed of lies that merges with the kitchen.

Kitchen appliances and eat typical Malay is still well maintained and on display at the kitchen of the House, such as a plate, a spoon, a saucepan, a wood stove, a few jars, and other kitchen equipment. In ancient times, one of the large-sized jars were placed outside the home, that is on the bottom rung. Jars that contain water used per person to wash their feet every time will go into the House.

Like the indigenous Malays in General, any person who will go into the home should take off their sandals or shoes first, and then wash it off with clean water. This traditional House is belonged to Haji Sain, one of the residents of Batam which have started to occupy these houses since November 1959. The House is located in Kampung Melayu, RT 01 RW 08, Kel. A large stone, Nongsa tourist beach not far from Boneta. located amidst the lush coconut groves nan, a stark contrast with the surrounding houses that are more modern.

Currently, the keberadaaan custom homes limas cut it becomes difficult to be found Particularly in Riau in Batam. For that reason, the house belonged to Haji Sain was finally made as cultural heritage by the local city government. After undergoing some renovations at the home – without removing the original form — limas cut custom homes was established as tourist attractions and is open to the public in November 2011.

Big small homes built is determined by the ability of its owner, the more wealthy a person the greater the House and the more diverse the hiasnya. However, wealth is not as an absolute determinant. The most important consideration in making a home is harmony with the landlord.

To determine the matching or whether a House, the owner of the House size count count hasta, from one to five. As for the sequence is: Snake-swimming. -Pursue a ripple. Ripples onto the beetle in the shade. -Discharged debt changed its debt. -Debt of five berimbu yet. The size that is best if just in a matter of ripples onto the beetle in the shade

traditional house selaso jatuh kembar of riau

Custom homes of Twin Falls, also known as Selaso Hall salaso fall is like a custom House but its function is not to place to live except for the deliberation or in custom. In accordance with its function of this building has various names, among others, the Royal Treatment Hall, Sari, the density of the Hall and others.

The building now lives a few houses away, didesa-desa place of the deliberations made at the House of the King, while regarding religious do in the mosque. This House consists of a large room for the bed. room and kitchen pavilions, cross-legged. This traditional House is equipped also with the Customs Hall for meetings and deliberations of the indigenous.

Traditional House of Riau society at large is stage House which stands above the mast with rectangular shape of the building. Of some form of the House is almost similar, good stairs, doors, walls, the arrangement of the rooms are the same, and has a carving of a Malay like Gable, bees bergayut shoots, bamboo shoots, etc.

Selaso twin falls own means a House that has two breezeway (selaso, salaso) that the floor is lower than the living room.

 1. The origins

In 1971, the Central Government wants to build the TMII (Taman Mini Indonesia Indah) and every province must specify one type of custom homes to be heated Pavilions showcasing traditional house traditional House official in an area of the province.

By that time the Governor of Riau was Arifin Ahmad formed a team of 9 consisting of artists and thinkers. 9 team is tasked to design and make custom homes with Riau Riau circumference research. Then there was born a architecture of the traditional House of Riau with the name Selaso Twin Falls. Then the House Selaso Twin Falls popularized and defined by the Governor of Riau Munandar Priest as traditional house cultural society.

 2. Characteristics

Home Selaso Twin Falls is a house-shaped building (walls, covered with a door and window) but its function is not to place to live except for the deliberation or meetings in the customs because of "home" has no room or foyer.

 If the described, blueprints of the House Selaso Twin Falls have only a Breezeway on the front. The Middle House on the central part with bersekat Board between the lobby and the telo. Then the House shrink on the telo that is useful as a place to eat, etc.

 on the back there is the kitchen. Hall Salaso Fall round-the verandah floor is lower than the living room, because it was said Salaso fell. All buildings both traditional house or porch decoration especially given the customary carving.

 At the peak of the roof there is always wood ornaments that stuck out over the crossing and usually ornate carving was called Salembayung or Sulobuyung which contains the meaning of recognition of God Almighty. Breezeway in the Malay language called Selaso.

 Selaso twin falls own means a House that has two breezeway (selaso, salaso) that the floor is lower than the living room. From the diversity of the forms of traditional houses in Riau, there is commonality of different types and styles of architecture.

 Of its kind, the traditional House of Riau society at large is stage House which stands above the mast with rectangular shape of the building. Of some form of the House is almost similar, good stairs, doors, walls, the arrangement of the rooms are the same, and has a carving of a Malay like Gable, bees bergayut shoots, bamboo shoots, etc.

 The next two lies in the direction of the traditional House of Riau society which was built overlooking the river. This happens because of the traditionally Riau society using the River as a means of transfortasi.

Then no wonder if we will find many Riau society village is located along the banks of the river Mandau, Siak, Siak and on Small tributaries in other pedalam. Because of tipographi Riau society such a settlement, then we will find the base boat mooring places and also the shower in front of each House.

In addition, up to the 1970s, these villages do not know a certain boundaries, as does the village community beach. Their villages are usually named after the river or plants there. But today certainly have created administrative means as a village Hall, etc. with the term "expansion".

3. The pattern of Home Ornaments. 

This traditional House is decorated with the basic pattern of the Riau Malay generally sourced from nature, which is made up of flora, fauna, and celestial bodies. Objects that are direka-reka in certain forms, either according to the original floral flower forest, kundur, nor in the form diabstrakkan or modified so that it no longer appeared to exist originally, but using only the name alone like a duck go home evening, beriring, ants and bees are dependent.

 The pattern of the most used is sourced in plants (flora). Judging since antiquity, the pattern of the style of architecture and sculpture Riau society very strongly influenced by the pattern of Hindu-Buddhism.

A transitional style on this pattern because in general the community of Riau have been Muslim. THE RIAU CUSTOMS HOUSE ORNAMENT PATTERN DUCKS GO HOME THE EVENING OF Ducks go home the evening of So the pattern of animals (fauna) leading to the feared things that smelled of idols. The birth of writing Malay (Arabic script) and sculpture flora Riau Malay first effected by the development of the religion of Islam begin from the time of the Kingdom of Malacca. 

The pattern of animals used are generally containing the specific nature or relating to a myth or belief. The pattern of the ants beriring meaning the nature of ants get along well and tolong-menolong. The pattern of the bees, called bees rely, meaning the nature of bees who always eat a clean, was expelled for exploited people (honey).

 Dragon pattern was associated with the myth of a dragon's might, as ruler of the seas and so on. In addition, celestial bodies such as the Moon, the stars, the Sun and the clouds made the pattern because it contains certain philosophical value as well.

 In addition there are also sourced from the pattern of certain forms such as diamond (Rhombus), circles, cubes, facets, and others. In addition, there is also the pattern of calligraphy which is taken from the book of the Koran.

Development pattern of basic motifs that, on the one hand enrich the decoration. On the other hand, it also enriches the development philosophy of values contained therein.

4. Variety of ornaments. 

RIAU MALAY CUSTOM HALL buildings are generally given a range of garnishes, ranging from doors, jendelah, vetilasi to kepuncak the roof of the building, a motif adapted to the meaning of each carving.

Gable 

Gable also called "violoncello bayung horns" and "wasting" is located crossing the decoration on both ends of the perabung building in the building of this Malay custom Hall each roof corner meetings give gable are made of carved wood.

 Lambai-lambai 

Lambai-lambai is the frosting on the top of the door and jendelah, symbolized suave.

 Click-click 

Ornament click click is called the lattice and jerajak on jendelah and the fence.