Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Languages and Arts (ICLA 2021)

Kebaya Setengah Tiang: Minang Cultural Identity in a Traditional Costume of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Authors
Linda Sunarti1, *, Afriadi1, Noor Fatia Lastika Sari1, Raisye Soleh Haghia1
1History Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: linda.sunarti@ui.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Linda Sunarti
Available Online 30 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211129.040How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Kebaya setengah tiang; Negeri Sembilan; Minangkabau diaspora; identity; collective memory
Abstract

Migration is one of the certain phenomena happened toward mankind, travelling enough distance from one place to another in the means of survival. In a modern era, the identity of the people within society could no longer be separated from their past journeys, and not to mention: the Minangkabaus. The Minangkabaus referred to a group of people inhabiting the upper western part of Sumatra, which were also identified as the Minang people. They gained much fame for becoming the most renowned community with diasporic culture to all over Nusantara. Malaysia was one of the destinations for this diaspora community, and then further installing themselves within the community resided in Negeri Sembilan, where Minang tradition was embraced as the narrative of origin of the state. Traditional foods, dances, games, and clothes became the agents of cultural transmission, as we were keen on discussing about Kebaya Setengah Tiang in this article, as one of Negeri Sembilan’s traditional costumes. It was an adaptation product, based on the assimilation process between the diaspora and local community. As for the Minang characteristic, we could see how the kebaya had tengkuluk (headdress). This study would try to elaborate the connection between the Minang people’s cultural identity and its embodiment in Kebaya Setengah Tiang, as well as to understand the meaning of such assimilation process. Through extensive critics and interpretation in the method of historical writing, this research would explore the process of borrowing, adapting, and embedding meanings in Kebaya Setengah Tiang. Moreover, this research would rely on the use of collective memory to discover the ancestral linkage carried by the Minangkabau ethnic group who travelled to the Malay Peninsula area.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Languages and Arts (ICLA 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
30 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211129.040
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211129.040How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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