The Betawi people are considered as a tribe with a very high level of cultural acculturation in Indonesia. Looking at history, this tribe originating from DKI Jakarta and its surroundings has indeed received a lot of influence from various cultures of people outside the region. Chinese, Arab and Dutch traders as well as other tribal people in Indonesia have made many contributions to the development of customs in this tribe since ancient times. This is what makes the customs and culture of the Betawi people so unique and different.
We can see the differences and uniqueness of the Betawi tribe from many things, starting from how the architecture of their dwellings (traditional houses), how they dress (traditional clothes), to various traditions and ceremonies which are still sustainable today. Well, actually in this blog we will discuss these three things, but on this occasion, we will only discuss Betawi traditional clothing. For Betawi traditional house architecture and traditional ceremonies, maybe we will discuss it on another occasion.
Betawi Traditional Clothing
In general, we have classified Betawi traditional clothing into 3 types, namely traditional clothing for daily use, traditional clothing for official events, and traditional wedding clothing commonly worn by Betawi brides. In the following, we will discuss this three one by one.
1. Betawi Traditional Clothing
For daily life, Betawi people usually wear simple clothes. The men wear plain-colored Koko or conscious clothes, long underpants with simple batik motifs, a cloth attached in the form of a sarong or shawl slung over their shoulders, and a black velvet cap. As for the women, they will generally wear a short-sleeved shirt with short sleeves, geometric patterned batik cloth in bright colors, and a headscarf that matches the color of the dress. The following is an example of an image of Betawi traditional clothing that is used in their daily lives.
2. Traditional Betawi Clothing
In official events such as weddings, celebrations, or big days, the Betawi people have official clothes that are considered very antique. The men wore black jackets with gold chain decorations on their pockets, black cloth trousers with short sarongs, and black caps to cover their heads. Women, they wear clothes that are actually still similar to their daily clothes, namely brackets, geometric patterned batik cloth, and brightly colored headscarves. The following is the appearance of Betawi traditional clothing in the official event.
3. Traditional Betawi wedding attire
In contrast to everyday clothes and official wear, the Betawi traditional clothes worn by brides are clothes that are thick with a mixture of Chinese, Arabic, and Western cultures. It is not surprising that this wedding dress was given a strange name, “Care Hajj Dress Up” for Betawi men's wedding dress and “Cine Bride Care None Dress Up”.
The hajj care attire worn by the groom during his wedding includes brightly colored robes and headgear made of turbans. As decoration, they will also wear scarves patterned with gold thread and brightly colored beads. Meanwhile, the care none of cine brides includes bright Chinese-style blouses made of satin, dark-colored skirts called Kun, and as a complement, on their heads, they use rocking flowers with hong-bird motifs with a fake bun complete with a veil on the face.
On the bun, jasmine flower ornaments formed by combs and ronje complement the beauty. Other jewelry used by Betawi brides is an electric bracelet, a wide necklace, and beads worn on the chest. For footwear, they use boat-style slippers. So, for more details, see the following pictures of Betawi traditional clothes.
So, that's information about the repertoire of Betawi traditional clothing, starting from everyday clothes, official clothes, and wedding clothes. Hopefully, it can be useful so that our knowledge about the assets of the Indonesian nation's cultural heritage is increasing. Regards.
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