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The Bulletin of JSSD Vol.x No.x pp.x-x (20xx) Original papers Received April 16, 2016; Accepted September 20, 2016 postharvest rice plant, is the most useful because of its part from the local variety, which has better structure quality Original articles structure and height. Tying (24 artefacts), bundling (24 through laboratory tests and taller dimension compared to the artefacts) and stacking (22 artefacts) are the most utilized present superior variety, the majority of which was planted by production processes (Figure 7, diagram B). Utility items were the community after the Green Revolution. In terms of the THE CULTURE OF POSTHARVEST RICE PLANT made through 1 production process such as mat base by production process and utilization phase, there are several UTILIZATION IN JAVANESE COMMUNITY stacking damen with unidirectional pattern, through 2 notable values: community relationships, individual, and production processes such as jerambah (traditional floor) by mythological values. RITUAL PROCESSION cutting and mixing damen with clay, and through 3 production In future, not only in the Javanese community, but also in Rice Postharvest Utilization Culture in Indonesia (2) processes such as welit (thatched roof) by bundling, tying and all of Indonesia, there are several ethnicities that traditionally stacking damen into roof truss. have a close relationship with rice farming activities, such as From the quantity of production process in completing Sundanese and Balinese. This fact could potentially open Pandu PURWANDARU*, Dudy WIYANCOKO**, Akira UEDA* utility artefacts, the greatest utilization (with 17 artefacts) was research related to postharvest rice plant utilization culture in * Chiba University Yayoi-cho 1-33, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan completed through two production processes. Continue with other ethnicities in an effort to reveal the cultural diversity of * * Bandung Institute of Technology, Ganesha 10, Bandung City, West Java 40132, Indonesia 13 artefacts with three production processes and 11 artefacts postharvest rice plant utilization in Indonesia. with one production process (Figure 7, diagram C). This quantity shows that most utility items created from damen 12. References Abstract: The Javanese, as the most populous ethnic group in Indonesia, have their own religion. This require a relatively long time for production. They also require 1. Tartono S. Pitutur Adi Luhur. Yayasan Pustaka religion is influenced by Hindu, Buddhist, and Java animist traditions. These beliefs are practiced by specific craftsmanship skills for several items such as thatched Nusatama, 2009. Javanese in a more syncretic way with Islam and Christianity, the major religions practiced in Indonesia. roofs, brooms and wayang damen. The production 2. Koentjaraningrat. 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Introduction offering, in the Prambanan temple of Klaten Central Java postharvest rice plant, there are several conclusions that can be Green & Company, 1898. Rice has become a benchmark for the tranquillity of life (built in the 9th century) [2]. Another example appears in the drawn. Firstly, the Javanese is a farming community whose 9. Kruyt A.C. Het Animisme in den Indichen Archipel. in Javanese society, which is an ethnicity in the central and Kakawin Ramayana (written in approximately 870 AD), daily activities were focused mainly on rice fields. The S-Gravenhage, M. Nijhoff, 1906. eastern part of Indonesia’s Java island (Figure 1). If the which is a rendering of Javanese ancient poetry. In the postharvest rice plant, an abundant material in the community, 10. Based on oral interviews with researchers of Javanese have enough rice stocks to meet their basic needs, rendering are written the words, “kumba kuçāgra wretti was used to support the community’s daily needs. Besides rice Borobudur Temple Conservation Hall, August 2015. they have reached what the Javanese call “tentrem uripe”, or a wētih”. This translates to mean that unhulled rice fried plant as the available materials, the belief in Dewi Sri as the 11. Based on oral interviews with researchers at Institute peaceful life. In an effort to reach and sustain this level, the without oil was used for “sajiniń yajña ta humaḍań”, or goddess of rice also became the motivation for the Javanese for Agricultural Technology, Yogyakarta, August 2015. Javanese perform rituals with postharvest rice plant parts. offerings for salvation. community in optimally utilizing postharvest materials in their 12. Based on oral interviews with tetua desa and elder Information from historical sources such as old In terms of mythological beliefs, the Javanese who live daily life. Secondly, as utility items, the materials from peoples in Klaten area, September 2015. inscriptions, ancient poetry, and physical evidence in old in agricultural areas have a close relationship with Dewi Sri, postharvest rice plant parts were used to created artefacts 13. Based on oral interviews with head of Javanese temples relates to the origin of postharvest rice utilization for the goddess of rice, as rice relates to their basic needs. This is mainly for activities related to rice field and the home. From Agricultural Museum, August 2015. rituals in Javanese society. A Barahasrama inscription from evident in several rice field and house rituals used to maintain production processes, it could be concluded that Javanese 14. Based on oral interviews with farmers in Klaten area, the 9th century AD includes the words Vras caturvvarņna or a relationship with her. Through ritual processions, the mostly utilized damen from postharvest rice plant materials September 2015. beras (rice). The words are written in 4 colours used by the Javanese try to sustain their life by using postharvest rice for their utility purposes. They also produced these materials 15. Strauss C.L. The Savage Mind. George Weidenfeld Javanese as a part of rituals [1]. The term beras, in a plant materials as a media of communication and negotiation mainly through the process of tying, bundling or stacking the and Nicolson Ltd., 1966. combination of red and white colours, was also recently found with mythical elements. This research aims to analyse the materials to create cover, display, cushion, brush, measuring by local people inside an old peripih (Figure 1), or place for utilization of ritual aspects through technical and and burning tools. This process was supported by the damen 10 THE SCIENCE OF DESIGN BULLETIN OF JSSD Vol. xx No. x 20xx Copyright © 2016 日本デザイン学会 All Rights Reserved. THE SCIENCE OF DESIGN B U L L E T I N O F JSSD Vol. 63 No. 4 2016 69 THE SCIENCE OF DESIGN BULLETIN OF JSSD Vol. xx No. x 20xx 1 existence of deities as rulers above mankind as influenced by Hinduism helped to form Java religion, which now involves belief in negotiating with gods through rituals [3]. There are various kinds of equipment, called uborampe, used to implement and support rituals. These uborampe are gathered for sesajen, or offerings, to communicate and negotiate with gods. Based on the production process, sesajen are divided into two kinds: guru bakal, which are offerings without the cooking process, and guru dadi, which are offerings with the cooking process. For postharvest production processes, guru bakal is the method used in producing utility items which were described in an earlier paper. The guru dadi process consists of dikukus (steaming) and direbus (boiling) for bekatul (rice bran). The Javanese decide the ritual date by using their traditional calendar, which combines Hindu, Islam, and a few Figure 1. Location of Javanese community and red white rice