THE MEANING OF SEXUAL GESTURE SIGN FROM MERIAM SI JAGUR AT FATAHILAH MUSEUM, JAKARTA

Samodro, Seriyoga Parta (2011) THE MEANING OF SEXUAL GESTURE SIGN FROM MERIAM SI JAGUR AT FATAHILAH MUSEUM, JAKARTA. Mudra (JURNAL SENI BUDAYA), 26 (2). p. 1. ISSN 0854-3461

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Abstract

The art decorative has developed on archipelago since a few centuries ago as influence impact of new culture from civilization. The separation shape of art decorative is on Meriam Si Jagur in Fatahilah Museum, Jakarta. Meriam Si Jagur is an ancient canon has made in Portuguese Colonial time. The part of canon got shape representation of gesture sexual sign (Mano in Fica) its shape similar to gesture hand sign of Kuku Pancanaka. At beginning of production the sign meant as amulet sign has given on war weaponry equipments in order to give spirit in war. The gesture sexual sign has been meant as sign of spiritual own meaningfull. But, in the culture context and the different period that sign has been meant as a pornography purpose. The next on another culture context the sign has been functional sign and it hasn’t pornography purpose. Meaningfull sign of differences the impact by user sign culture background of the civilization. The life of Java people have become changes culture period in learning phases. The phases are mythological, ontology culture phases and they are being culture background of civilization modern. The three culture contexts are gesture sexual signs have been meant differently because they are influenced by silencing sexual on each learn phases. Keywords: Sign, gesture, and Java culture.

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