Traditional Songket Motifs of Sasak Ethnic Group in Lombok Indonesia Amidst the Society as Examined Through the Concept of Hyperreality

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210602.021How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Songket, Existence, Cultural Studies, Hyperreality

Abstract

This research examines the existence of the traditional songket of the Sasak ethnic group in the context of hyperreality. The traditional songket motifs of the Sasak ethnic group have started to fade and are losing out to the new songket motifs with more popular patterns. Apart from the market effect, the major reason that has caused traditional songket to be rarely made by craftsmen is that the making technique is more difficult than the other types of songket with newer motifs. In this paper the authors employ cultural studies by using Jean Baudrillard’s hyperreality theory. This method helps to adjust the objectives and outcomes of the research. As a result, the traditional songket of the Sasak ethnic group is outdone by new, more hyper-realistic motifs. This is also caused by the behavior of the popular masses who are more concerned with current trends than the value of their cultural heritage. Finally, many weavers deconstruct traditional songket motifs into new motifs but still use the names of traditional songket to keep up with the trends and their products sale is ensured.

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© 2021, 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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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tomy Taufik Rafiqul Hadi
AU  - Trie Hartiti Retnowati
AU  - M Savitri Wukirasih
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/06/04
TI  - Traditional Songket Motifs of Sasak Ethnic Group in Lombok Indonesia Amidst the Society as Examined Through the Concept of Hyperreality
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Arts and Arts Education (ICAAE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 109
EP  - 114
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210602.021
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210602.021
ID  - Hadi2021
ER  -