Gurda Motif in Batik Arrangement

Abstract

This article that discusses Gurda motif aims to determine the structure and arrangement of Gurda motif in classical pattern batik. It is also to know more clearly how the shape of the Gurda motif on classical pattern batik that developed in Javanese society. The importance of the problem of the structure and variation of the Gurda motif raised in this article is based on the idea that the shape of the Gurda motif in batik does not appear suddenly but has undergone a long journey. This can be known by tracing past cultural results, both with mental facts and from existing artefacts. This writing is very important because it will reveal more clearly how the existence of the Gurda motif in the structure and arrangement of batik so that it is hoped that the essence behind the motif will emerge. The method used is in the form of interactive analysis, which is a flowing relationship of three main components, namely data reduction, data presentation and concluding, with activities carried out interactively, then followed by the process of collecting data repeatedly so that it takes the form of a cycle. This research is hermeneutic qualitative research that emphasizes the interpretation of meaningful expressions. In this research, there may be an interpretation of the interpretation that has been done by community groups to reinterpret it as a cultural phenomenon, in this case, the gurda motive with its various complexities.

Keywords: Gurda motif, structure, essence.

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/91-03

Publication date:March 31^st 2021