Kinyah Mandau Dance Culture in the Dayak Ngaju Tribe of Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue I, January 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Kinyah Mandau Dance Culture in the Dayak Ngaju Tribe of Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan

Yossita Wisman¹, Agus Sholahuddin², Sri Hartini Jatmikowati^3
1,2Department of Social Science, University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia
³Department of Public Administration, University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the beliefs and values of the Kinyah Mandau dance from the Katingan Dayak Ngaju tribe of Kalimantan, Indonesia, which includes the stages, symbols, values, and meanings of the Kinyah Mandau dance. In addition, this research is also to educate and develop the culture and potential of regional tourism. The method employed in this study is descriptive qualitative observing the Kinyah Mandau Dancers of the Dayak Ngaju communities in a welcoming ceremony. The participants involved in this study were stakeholders, traditional leaders, community leaders, and dancers. This research focused on collecting information data needed to determine the value, meaning, symbols, and functions of the Kinyah Mandau Dance. A survey and purposive sampling technique are used to determine the sample. The results of this study unveiled that the inheritance of sacred ancestors as a medium of communication with ancestral spirits are strongly held by the communities. This notion entailed stages, symbols, and meanings. Furthermore, values of religious, mutual cooperation, welfare, and peace were also emerged.

Keywords: Culture, Kinyah Mandau Dance, Dayak Ngaju Tribe

I. INTRODUCTION

Indonesia has a plural society in terms of ethnicity, ethnic culture, historical background, and geographical location [1]. Viewed from the ethnic and cultural aspects, the diversity of the Indonesian people is characterized by a variety of different national cultures, which are considered as the identities of each of these cultures [2]. If looked at the historical background and geographical location, even though they originate from the same ancestors, the geographical and different dwellings can color the cultural diversity of the Indonesian people. The diversity of the Indonesian people is characterized by a variety of different national cultures, which are considered as the identities of each of these cultures [3].
One area in Indonesia that centrals with diversed ethnics and cultures is Kalimantan, one of the largest islands in the country. Kalimantan Island has various tribes that are spread all over the island such as Indonesia which has various ethnic groups spread from Sabang to Merauke. According to Y. Lahajir, Professor of Anthropologist UGM, the ethnic groups in Indonesia are currently more than two hundred people, while there are still many remote tribes out there that have not been touched by technological equipment. According to Jones, ethnic groups has several elements that distinguish between tribes such as genetics, religion, language, culture, organizational structure technology and way of life [4].

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