BATHIK TULIS PACITAN ING DESA WIYORO KECAMATAN NGADIROJO KABUPATEN PACITAN (TINTINGAN WUJUD, MAKNA, EKOLOGI BUDAYA LAN FUNGSI)

BATHIK TULIS PACITAN IN WIYORO VILLAGE, NGADIROJO SUB-DISTRICT, PACITAN DISTRICT (A STUDY OF FORM, MEANING, CULTURAL ECOLOGY AND FUNCTION)

Abstract

Batik is one of the cultural products that grow in the middle of people's lives. Batik has the purpose of realizing human expression that relates to whatever is around it. A place that presents a variety of batik motifs, one of which is 'Batik Tulis Tengah Sawah' or BTTS. The research aims to analyze the form, meaning, and function of BTTS which is then studied using folklore studies related to the ecological conditions of Pacitan Regency. This research uses descriptive qualitative method using BTTS object. Furthermore, to analyze the meaning and form using Pateda's semiotic theory. To analyze the function using Malinosky's function theory, and to analyze the cultural ecology using Ihrom's ecologist theory. Data sources were taken from batik motifs created by BTTS. In order to collect data, researchers used interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of the research, the first discusses the beginning of the formation of BTTS since the 1980s until now. The second discusses the form and meaning of BTTS motifs in terms of Pacitan's cultural ecology. The third discusses the function of BTTS as a projection system, means of education, livelihood, self-expression, and regional identity. The conclusion of this research shows that there is a relationship between the ecology of Pacitan Regency and the form, meaning, and function of BTTS. One example is the Laskar Samudra motif. This motif tells about the tradition of the Jangkrik Genggong traditional ceremony in Tawang Hamlet, Sidomulyo Village, Pacitan Regency. The motif is a means especially to introduce the existence of culture in Pacitan Regency, so that it is known to the public.

Keywords: batik, ecological, meaning, form, function.