BADUY

Hello everyone, my name is Naufal Hafizhan Syah, im from Geography

Information Science A from UPI. Today I’ll tell you about Badui. Here’s a short
video of the situation in Badui.
That video was taken in December last year. At that time my school held a study
tour to Badui. At that time we went there on the bus. We stayed for 3 days. There
we were assigned to interview Baduy people. The tasks are different in groups.
Some of them interviewed about baduy weaving, some about rice planting, some
about clothes, some about food, some about houses, etcetera. There you will feel
a very calm situation. You will feel very enjoy too. Even though 2 nights without a
gadget, you will feel a very pleasant, very satisfying and unforgettable memory in
your life. And this, this is Baduy's head tie. This is one of the items to remember
memories in Baduy. If there is a time, of course I will be there again with my
schoolmates.
The Baduy (or Badui), who call themselves Kanekes, are a
traditional Bantenese community living in the southeastern part of
the Indonesian province of Banten, near Rangkasbitung. They are considered
an uncontacted people, a group who are almost completely isolated from the
outside world.
The Baduy are divided into two sub-groups; the Baduy Dalam (Inner Baduy), and
the Baduy Luar (Outer Baduy). No foreigners were allowed to meet the Inner
Baduy unless they get permission from the tribal chief. While the Outer Baduy can
make some limited contact with the outside world.
The Outer Baduy community has been contaminated with outside cultures other
than the Baduy. The use of electronic goods and soap is allowed by the customary
leader, who is called Jaro, to support his activities in carrying out daily activities.
In addition, the Outer Baduy also accepts guests from outside Indonesia, they are
allowed to visit to stay at one of the houses of the Outer Baduy residents.
Other differences can be seen from the way the clothes are worn. Traditional
clothes or clothes in the Outer Baduy daily are implied in a domineering white
bandage, sometimes only the pants are colored black or dark blue.
The white color symbolizes purity and a culture that is not affected from the
outside. Different from the Outer Baduy who uses all black or dark blue clothes
when doing activities.
The Baduy speak a dialect derived from archaic Sundanese. However, modern
Sundanese and Javanese influences in their archaic dialect can be heard in their
speech. In order to communicate with outsiders, they speak Indonesian language
fluently, even though they did not have formal learning of the language in
schools. The Inner Kanekes people are illiterate, hence their customary, religious
belief system and ancestral folktales are preserved in a form of oral tradition.
The history of the Kanekes community is associated with the Sundanese kingdom
which prior to its collapse in the 16th century was centered in Pakuan Pajajaran
(around Bogor now). The existence of troops with this particular task seemed to
be the forerunner of the Kanekes Community which still inhabits the upper
reaches of Ciujung River on Mount Kendeng (Adimihardja, 2000). This difference
of opinion led to the assumption that in the past, their identity and history had
been deliberately closed, which was possible to protect the Kanekes community
itself from the attacks of Pajajaran's enemies. The Kanekes people themselves
also refuse to acknowledge that they are from the fugitives of Pajajaran, the
capital of the Kingdom of Sunda. The Baduy believe they are descended from
Batara Cikal, one of the seven gods or batara sent to earth. The origin is often also
associated with Prophet Adam as the first ancestor. According to their beliefs,
Kanekes have a duty to maintain the harmony of the world. This belief is also
called Sunda Wiwitan. Trust that worships ancestors as a form of respect.
The Baduy Tribe area was designated as a cultural preserve by the Lebak
regional government in 1990. The area that passes from Ciboleger Village to
Rangkasbitung has become a place for the Baduy Tribe to become the
indigenous tribe of Banten Province. Tourists can also visit this tribe through
Ciboleger Terminal as the last stop of motorized vehicles.
As it has always been the case for hundreds of years, the main livelihood of the
Kanekes people are rice farming. Apart from that they also earn extra income
from selling the fruits they gather from the jungle such as durian and tamarind-
plum, as well as wild honey.

Like most tribes in the archipelago, the tradition of art in the Baduy tribe also
recognizes weaving culture that has been passed down since their ancestors.
Weaving is only done by women who have been taught from an early age. There
is a myth that applies if the man is touched by a weave made of wood, the man
will change his behavior to resemble that of a woman.

This weaving tradition produces woven fabrics that are used in traditional Baduy
clothes. This fabric is soft textured for clothing, but some are coarse textured. A
rather coarse cloth is usually used by the Baduy community for headbands and
belts.

Apart from being used in daily life, this cloth is also traded for tourists who come
to visit Kanekes Village. Not only cloth, there are also cloth from the bark of terep
trees that are characteristic of the Baduy Tribe in matters of art. This bag called
Koja or Jarog is used by the Baduy tribe to store all kinds of necessities needed
when on the move or traveling.