As a citizen of Indonesia, we are proud that five Indonesian cultural heritage contributed to the pride of the world. What are the culture and what makes it the pride of the world? Check out his review below:
1. Wayang
Wayang is recognized by UNESCO
as a cultural heritage of Indonesia
in 2003. Wayang "Masterpieces
of World Culture" which is recognized by UNESCO
not only wayang Jawa but wayang Indonesia, including
wayang Bali, wayang golek Sunda,
wayang Lombok, etc. The stories
are played is about the gods, martial, romance
and heroism that
the show is accompanied by gamelan music. The
mastermind behind the wayang show is very good at
bringing the emotional thrill audiences ranging
from war to
a funny story that
brought the puppeteer to make the audience laugh.
1950-1960s year is
recognized wayang heyday Western researchers, as the most
beautiful in the world of performing arts.
2. Keris
UNESCO declared Keris as a
"Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage
of Humanity" on November 25, 2005. Indonesian Keris is a traditional weapon
which is believed to contain supernatural powers. The kings of the archipelago makes a
dagger into heirloom weapons.
Keris has been used
since the 9th century made with metal and the handle is made
of bone, horn
or wood. Keris
is made of high
quality metal. Ancient Keris even the metal
came from a meteor that fell to earth.
The researchers said
that the ancient dagger containing titanium metal
elements a new
material in the 20th century used as a coating
material space vehicles, but it turns out the
Mpu kris makers
have found it first
as a keris.
3. Batik
Indonesian batik as a World
Cultural Heritage (World Heritage).
Batik is produced by the process of writing a picture or decoration
on any media using
hot wax using
canting. Batik is usually drawn on cotton and silk fabrics.
Batik art has been known since the time of Majapahit kingdom and growing the
kingdom and later
kings. According to Prof. Yohanes
Surya, PhD, physicist
Indonesia, Batik is
a painting about the nature and dynamics.
In contrast to the naturalist painters who
paint nature exactly
like what he saw, the creator of batik
painting nature of
the deeper side. Creator
batik looking archetype
of a phenomenon
that sees it.
From this basic
pattern coupled with
a few simple rules,
the creator can produce
batik batik painting.
It takes a genius
to see the basic
pattern and look
for this rule.
4. Angklung
Angklung is a musical instrument multitonal (dual tone) that
is traditionally grown in Sundanese language communities
in the western part
of Java Island. This instrument made
of bamboo, rung
by shaken (noise caused
by the collision of
bamboo pipe body) so as to produce sound that
vibrates in the composition of tones
2, 3, up to
4 tones in
any size, large
or small. The barrel (tone)
angklung as Sundanese
traditional music mostly salendro and pelog.
Angklung is listed as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible
Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO since
November 2010.
5. Saman Dance
Saman dance is a dance Gayo usually
displayed to celebrate important events in the customs. Saman dance using
poetry in Arabic
and Gayo. In some literature mentions Saman dance in Aceh
was founded and developed
by Sheikh Saman, a
scholar from the Southeast
Aceh Gayo. Saman
dance including one
dance that is
quite unique, because they
only show the
motion of applause other
movements, such as shaking
motion, kirep, Lingang,
surang-strain (all
of this motion is
the language Gayo) Tari Saman Gayo Lues
and surrounding areas in Aceh Province officially recognized and included
in the list of intangible cultural heritage that need
urgent protection of UNESCO, the annual
grand session which was attended
by more than 500 delegates from
69 countries, international NGOs, experts and
media culture in
Bali on 22 to
29 November 2011,.
