Indonesian Culture

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Indonesian Culture
BY ADYATAMA RAMADHANA
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WHAT IS THE INDONESIAN CULTURE?
The Indonesian Culture is the whole national
culture, local culture, and the culture of
foreign origin that has existed in Indonesia
before Indonesias independence in 1945. The
examples of the Indonesian culture are the
Dangdut music, Rendang food and the Silat
Minangkabau martial arts
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INDONESIAN CUISINE
Indonesian cuisine is a reflection of the diverse
cultures and traditions derived from archipelago
consisting of 6,000 islands and holds an
important place in the national culture of
Indonesia in general, and almost all Indonesian
cuisine is rich in flavor derived from spices
such as Chili, Ginger, Saffron, Coconut and
followed by the use of palm sugar with cooking
techniques and ingredients according to the
tradition
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INDONESIAN ARCHITECTURE
For centuries, the Indonesian vernacular
architecture has shaped settlements in Indonesia
which commonly took form of timber structures
built on stilts dominated by large roof. The most
dominant foreign influences on Indonesian
architecture were Indian, although European
influences have been particularly strong since
the 19th century and modern architecture in
Indonesia is international in scope. As in much
of South East Asia, traditional vernacular
architecture in Indonesia are built on stilts,
with the significant exceptions of Java and Bali.
The examples of stilt houses are the Rumah
Gadang of the Minangkabau people
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TRADITIONAL INDONESIAN MUSIC
Music in Indonesia is very diverse because of the
tribes in Indonesia are manifold, so that
virtually the entire 17,508 islands has its own
culture and art. Indonesia has thousands of kinds
of music, sometimes followed by a dance and
performances. The most popular Traditional Music
is the Gamelan, Angklung and Keroncong. While the
modern music is Pop and Dangdut
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INDONESIAN TRADITIONAL DANCE
Indonesian dance reflects the diversity of
culture from ethnic groups that composed the
nation of Indonesia. Austronesian roots and
Melanesian tribal dance forms are visible, and
influences ranging from neighboring Asian
countries. Each ethnic group has their own
distinct dances makes total dances in Indonesia
are more than 3000 Indonesian original dances
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INDONESIAN DRAMA AND THEATRE
Wayang, the Javanese, Sundanese and Balinese
shadow puppet theatre shows display several
mythological legends such as Ramayana. Wayang
Orang is Javanese traditional dance drama based
on wayang stories. Various Balinese dance drama
also can be included within traditional form of
Indonesian drama.
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INDONESIAN SCULPTURES
Indonesia has a long history of stone, bronze and
iron ages arts. The megalithic sculptures can be
found in numerous archaeological sites in
Sumatra, Java to Sulawesi. The native Indonesians
tribes have their own distinct tribal sculpture
styles, usually created to depict ancestors,
deities and animals. Some examples of the
Indonesian sculptures are the relief sculptures
from the Borobudur Temple.
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INDONESIAN PAINTINGS
What Indonesian painting before the 19th Century
are mostly restricted to the decorative arts,
considered to be a religious and spiritual
activity, comparable to the pre-1400 European
art. Artists name are anonymous, since the
individual human creator was seen as far less
important than their creation to honor the
deities or spirits.
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INDONESIAN MARTIAL ARTS
The art of Silat was created and firstly
developed in the islands of Java and Sumatra. It
is an art for survival and practiced throughout
Indonesian archipelago. Centuries of tribal wars
in Indonesian history had shaped Silat as it was
used by the ancient warriors of Indonesia. Silat
was used to determine the rank and position in
old Indonesian kingdoms.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
We hope that this Presentation gives you an
information about the cultures of our beloved
country, Indonesia.