Aesthetic Study and Symbolic Meaning of Decoration in Traditional Wedding

DOI

10.2991/icobest-18.2018.110How to use a DOI?

Keywords

aesthetic value, shape, meaning of the bride's headdress

Abstract

this study aims to obtain accurate data on the aesthetic values and symbolic meanings that exist in the bride's headdress on Gorontalo people's customary wedding attire. The method used was the qualitative-descriptive method that describes the various objects of the subject under study. The subject of the research is the aesthetic value and symbolic meaning of the bride's headdress on the traditional wedding dress of the Gorontalo community. The object of the research is the whole accessories in the bride's headdress on the traditional wedding dress of the Gorontalo community. The data collection is done through observation, interviews and documentation. Data are analyzed interactively, through data reduction stages, presenting data, drawing conclusions and verification. From the results of the research, it is known the meaning of the bride's headdress on the indigenous wedding of the Gorontalo community. Where the symbolic meaning is in every form of accessories in the headdress itself. This strongly illustrates the beliefs and traditional values that are still held firmly by the people of Gorontalo. Therefore, that it can be seen that every color and shape in the bride's headdress are a symbolic meaning that represents the attitude and responsibility of the bride.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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