The Enculturative Function of Toys and Game in Inner Baduy of Banten, Indonesia

Abstract

The Baduy society in Kanekes village, South Banten, Banten Province, Indonesia, doesn’t acknowledge the term “play” as children activity, instead they call it as Pagawéan Barudak. Within the Inner Baduy cultural sphere, the usage of play object becomes the Pikukuh transfer value, the teaching of the ancestor that contains the costumary rules. The existing forms in Pagawéan Barudak pose as the media transfer of the ethical values for the customs and culture teaching, that constitute in the communication of the play object usage and system. The effectivity in using play object as teaching medium for the rules, prohibitions and values becomes the strength of their culture system. Play activity in Inner Baduy as scaffolding media guides the children by changing the level of teaching guidance and value transfer. Pagawéan Barudak or play activity in the Baduy tribe emphasizes on the collaboration, harmony, social interaction, and socio-cultural activity, with the achievement end point that depends on the skill that considered important within the culture.

Keywords: Toys, ethical values, Inner Baduy