Abstrak
The Minangkabau cultural history is
influenced by major cultures in generally such as Hinduism and Buddhism, Islam,
and by Western or Dutch culture (Amran, Rusli., (1981), Navis, A.A, 1984;
Nasbahry C, 1998). Thus both object culture and objectless culture are
influenced by these great cultures. The intangible cultural Heritage from
anismistic track of cultural and Hindu Buddhism that interpreted from the rules
of the building, the way and the arrangement of buildings appear from Mount
Merapi, as well as the naming of elements of the building (architecture), and
the artifactsin the past culture. According to the study of the original minang
tradition building is always stretched out toward the mountain (Syamsul Asri,
1996), four gonjong roofed as a four symbol or Minangkabau cosmology).
Likewisethe names of building elements and building frame.
The intangible cultural heritage can also
be investigated from words and languages that used for naming elements or parts
of buildings. it also from the cull of belief, fairy tales, and minangkabau
myths at the past that can be read from the arrangement of carvings on the
building of Minangkabautradition. Thus, to examine the intangible cultural
heritage aspects of traditional buildings, this study can be approached through
semiotics (science of signs) or through the study of cosmology (Bakker,
Anton.1995) on Minangkabau tradition culture. The Intangible Cultural Heritage
study consist of: (1) oral tradition and expression, including language as a
vehicle of intangible cultural heritage; (2) performing arts; (3) social
practices, rituals and festival events; (4) knowledge and practice of nature
and the universe; (5) traditional skills (Unesco, 2003). That is, "The
heritage of intangible cultural heritage ispractices, representations,
expressions, knowledge, skills - as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts
and cultural spaces linked to them.
Keywords: intangible cultural heritage, minangkabau, languange, traditional building
