THE MATRILINEAL ARCHITECTURAL VALUES ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MINANGKABAU HOUSE

Authors

  • HARDONO Setiawan School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang
  • BAHAUDDIN Azizi School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang
  • ABDULLAH Aldrin School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang
  • MALIKI Nor Zarifah School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9744/dimensi.41.1.51-58

Keywords:

Construction process of house, Minangkabau house, architectural features, matrilineal.

Abstract

This article studies the relationship between the custom of inheritance system based on the mother’s side bloodline or better known as the matrilineal system and the construction of the Western Sumatera Minangkabau house. The architectural components and the construction of the house is often related to the matrilineal custom concept which lies n the philosophy of beliefs, perspective and strong ritual. The objectives of this research are to identify and analyze matrilineal values and its relationships with the process of the construction and architectural features of the Minangkabau house. The process of the constructing the Minangkabau house involves completing, gathering building materials to the part of building the house. This research used repeated research methodology, past researches analysis and ethnographic methods. Data collection is done through observational processes, interviews and photo taking at various research locations. These research methodologies had verify the compatibility of matrilineal elements to the architectural features of the construction of the Minangkabau house.

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Published

2014-07-01

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2014): JULY 2014

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