MANDALA: The Batik Patterned The Borobudur Temple Ornaments

MANDALA—the Batik patterned the Borobudur Temple's ornaments—the work of craftsmen who are members of the Mandala Batik Society of Borobudur Region will later 'wrap' every tourist who comes to the Temple of Borobudur. The batik posing the motifs of the temple that was built by the Buddhists who lived during the reign of Syailendra dynasty around 800 BC must now be done by the craftsmen in the area of Borobudur.

One characteristic of the Batik Mandala is themed the ornaments of Borobudur temple, nuanced flora and fauna, such as elephants and lotus. 

"Basically, we want to reflect the Borobudur Temple in the Batik. The Mandala motif itself contains a philosophy of harmony and balance among several interrelated elements; the nature, culture, local wisdom, and all the elements located around the Borobudur temple," said Jack Priyono.

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Endi Aras Dreams

There is a man who has a sense of deep concern to the development of traditional games in Indonesia. Of his concerns, was born a DREAM. He began to collect various types of traditional toys based on references he has learned.

Call the name Endi Aras, founder of Warisan Indonesia Magazine which also the initiator of Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara, diligently 'blusukan' to the corners of the country, met with the perpetrators of traditions, even the craftsmen of traditional toys. Be Endi Aras that now a classy traditional toys collector. No doubt if some of the kazoos craftsmen in some areas quite familiar with him. This was done in order to realize his dream; establish Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara in several places in Indonesia or at least in every province can be built one Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara.

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The Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara at Dusun Sodongan

Dusun Sodongan located in the village Bumiharjo, the Subdistrict Borobudur, Magelang Regency. The Dusun/Hamlet Sodongan has a variety of potential that can be developed, both in agribusiness, economics, arts & culture, and tourism. Given the location of the hamlet Sodongan which is only about 1.5 kilometers from the site of Borobudur Temple that makes Hamlet Sodongan have relatively stronger appeal than other areas.

As a movement that has a concern for the preservation of culture—especially the traditional games—the Cimantra give high appreciation for the variety of potential possessed by the hamlet Sodongan. The appreciation is realized by establishing a 'wonder' in Sodongan; named the Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara, which has been officially opened on Monday, June 17, 2013.

Who is The Founding Father of Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara?

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Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara's Integrated Programme

Instead of fight to be favorite edutainmet-tourism destination, the Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara also collects the results of several artisans craft from the local area and especially the craftsmen of traditional toys. Tourism packages are also prepared to facilitate the educative activities one of which is a workshop about making a variety of traditional toys and local crafts, so that the visitors of Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara especially students/children can learn and practice making traditional toys DIY while honing creativity. That's all are what so called the Integrated Programme.

Where is the 'village' of Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara?

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Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara: Favorite Edutainment-Tourism Destinations

Instead of the MISSION, the Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara is also has the VISION; provide information to the public, particularly on all matters related to Indonesian traditional games. Starting from the Vision and Mission, the Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara strive to become one of the favorite edutainmet-tourism destinations for the peoples. To facilitate this, the Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara equipped with arena to play traditional games like hopscotch (Sundamanda), the stilts, Spinning Top, the giant clogs, Gobak Sodor, Neker (marble), and so on.

Engklek Tutorial

The Sunda Manda

Engklek VS Benthik

But not only that, the Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara also provides a variety of traditional toys that can be rented out to the visitors. There are also a gallery displaying a wide range of traditional toys and photographs as well as information about the diversity of traditional games from all over the archipelago.

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The Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara's VISION

The Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara's VISION, among others:

1. Establishing insights of culture to the Indonesian peoples, especially children through traditional games, so the values that appear in traditional games such as the common values, honesty and sportsmanship can be indirectly socialized into their lives.
2. Motivating Indonesian children to continue to play the traditional games, so as to raise their awareness to recognizing, knowing, understanding and appreciate their own culture. Thus creating a sense of pride and respect for the spirit of the nation "Bhineka Tunggal Ika" or the Unity In Diversity.
3. Provide alternative entertainment to the public through the traditional games, both among children, adolescents as well as adults and to be a place to accommodate various types of the traditional games from various regions in Indonesia, then attempt to popularize it back to the community.
4. The Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara also serves as a place where people can find information about the traditional games in Indonesia.

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Cimantra Movement,"Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara"

Given the important matters; Multi Ethnic, Multi Cultural, Multi Traditional Games, Modern Toys the PROS/CONS, Traditional Toys VS Modern Toys, gradually formed the Movement Of Cimantra ("Cinta Permainan Tradisional" or Loving The Traditional Games), which has been rolled and need to get support from all elements of society; parents, educators, humanists, artists, government officials, and the private sectors. The Cimantra will start a real step in the effort to preserve the traditional games by setting up the integrated program named Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara or "The Hamlet Of The Archipelago's Games".

Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara has become one implementation of the Cimantra's spirit that was born from a MISSION, ie:

Promote the traditional games to Indonesian children, to the parents and the general public, in an effort to preserve (in the sense of exploring, developing, and utilizing traditional games.)

The Kampoeng Dolanan Nusantara's VISION

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Traditional Toys VS Modern Toys

In the middle of the all-powerful life it is necessary to reintroduce the children to the traditional toys diversity originating from their own national culture (which in fact is no less interesting than the modern toy today). Especially if you see the positive impacts of the traditional games are much more than the modern games, since the start of making process, to how to play the traditional toys, proved to be able to stimulate the child's intelligence, because within the traditional game takes skill and creativity. Traditional toys are able to develop interpersonal relationships (social intelligence) within children from an early age, because almost all traditional toys be played with others.

In the traditional games contained the values of togetherness, honesty, sportsmanship, and attitudes to uphold the rules and customs regulations. Traditional games train the fine motor skills and gross motor skills, so that children will be healthy, far away from obesity. Fine motor skills: grabbing, holding, stringing. Gross motor skills: running, rolling, lifting, slamming.

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Modern Toys the PROS/CONS

In the present—where technology is progressing very rapidly—bring up varied of toys that are all-sophisticated and all-electrical. Modern toys always give broad impacts, pros, cons, positive impacts, negative impacts on the psychological and academic development of the children.

Modern toys—that in fact—can only be enjoyed by a limited circle, for example, console games, computer games, can cause children become preoccupied with themselves, modern toys addiction. Such a bad news, the 'addiction' will turn them into solitary children, too preoccupied with themselves and less concerned with others.

The positive side of modern toys. Children who love modern toys are usually quickly master new technology, and also enable to master the English vocabulary, easily, because modern toys using advanced technology and also using English as the language of instruction.

Traditional Toys VS Modern Toys

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Multiethnical, Multicultural, Multitraditional:games

As an archipelagic country, Indonesia has hundreds of ethnic and cultural diversity that is extraordinary. One of them is reflected in the traditional games. There are hundreds or even thousands of different kinds of traditional games scattered throughout the archipelago that is the legacy of our ancestors. The multicultural and multi-ethnic of Indonesian Peoples has produced a variety of traditional games. This is what demonstrated that the presence of so many ethnic groups in Indonesia, then how unimaginable richness of Indonesian culture. Likewise, traditional games scattered throughout this corners of the country.

The creativity of the Peoples is very apparent from the way they create a variety of traditional toys, the use of all provided by nature and what is given by the environment of flora and fauna. Indonesian traditional toys's raw materials are generally identical to the geographic characteristic where traditional toys are located. In mountainous regions and the mainland in general the base material of the traditional toys made of wood, bamboo, clay, seeds, leaves, fruits, and other trees. While in the coastal regions in general, the traditional toys made by utilizing clams, snails, shells, and others like. These raw materials are very easy to get in the nature.

In the present—where technology is progressing very rapidly—spawned a variety of toys that are all-sophisticated and all-electrical. Modern toys always give a broad impact, pros, cons, positive impacts, negative impacts on the psychological and academic development of the children.

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No Murals No Morals II

In the modern era when free growing democratization of artistic expression, not only in its discourse but also in the media, the perceived impact also affects the freedom to paint the walls of the city the murals were more lively and diverse. The murals not only be done by a famous artist but also by individuals or specific groups which considers it important to vent ideas and creativity on canvas available in the walls of housing, offices, business areas, and other zones.

As if by magic, urban suddenly transformed into a kind of attractive mural gallery that can be enjoyed by anyone, not even a little bit as well which makes it as the icon of tourism attractions. The atmosphere in the large cities and small cities have started lively with murals, ranging from illegal to officially facilitated by the authorities.

Therefore murals was placed in a public spaces, it should pay attention to public aspirations. Here the public is an entity compound—and if indeed the strengthening of citizens and democracy has become a shared commitment—so the murals and the muralist should be able to understand the situational. For the murals should be able to facilitate public communication independently (free of domination), do not let the existence of murals is precisely the outcome of negotiations of elite between the city government with the muralist that ignores the aspirations of the people, because it may be just a project for the sake of personal interest of certain parties.

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Nglipoh: Desa Wisata Borobudur's New Destination

The spirit of Nglipoh pottery handicraft still continued by the slopes of the hill Menoreh residents. Moreover, now Nglipoh is Desa Wisata Borobudur's new destination, where almost every day there are tourists who come to visit, and also feel directly like what it feels of making Nglipoh pottery handicraft.

The tourists who visit the village Nglipoh, said Supoyo not just take a look at the activities of citizens Nglipoh, but also directly involved in the making of Nglipoh pottery handicraft. "Models and forms of pottery to be made depending on the tastes of the tourists. Clearly, they feel satisfied, because they can create their own work directly with their own hands, and they can take it home to their own country," he explained.

The process of making pottery handicraft by tourists—domestic and foreign—relatively not too time consuming. Only about 6 hours of process for the pottery can be taken home. Tourists usually come early in the morning to start making their pottery handicraft. After the pottery done, do the drying process (drying in under the sun for about 5 hours), once dry it is immediately put in to oven for about 60 minutes.

"Once finished, the tourists works well be delivered to the hotel where the tourists stay. No matter whether they stay in Borobudur or in Jogja, we are always ready to take up the place of destination. This is one of our best services so that tourists stay longer in Borobudur," said Supoyo.

Not infrequently also the students who love to come and learn about the production of Nglipoh pottery handicraft. According to children, making Nglipoh pottery handicraft is very fun, because they can play while learning, and learning while working.

About the price of Nglipoh pottery handicraft, according Supoyo, is vary. Starting from 3000 Rupiahs to 300000 Rupiahs per product, depending on the motives and degree of difficulty as well as the raw material. If pottery using clay from Magelang, the price is relatively cheaper. But if the clay came from Sukabumi, West Java, the price is relatively more expensive.

"Yes indeed the quality of pottery with raw clay from Sukabumi the results is relatively better, because it is more attractive in terms of color; reddish. In contrast to the raw materials of pottery with clay from Magelang, a little bit dull if burned too long," said Supoyo.

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Borobudur Relief on Clay: Nglipoh Pottery Hadicraft

In every houses on the slopes of Menoreh hill—precisely in Nglipoh Village, Borobudur District, Magelang Regency—full view of Nglipoh people activity and busyness, namely the Nglipoh pottery handicraft production. In Nglipoh, not just adults, Amy also adept at making Nglipoh pottery handicraft. Nglipoh pottery handicraft production is Nglipoh people's odd jobs, in addition to farming.

Nglipoh pottery handicraft production is hereditary occupation from the ancestors of Nglipoh people that until now retained its continuity. Usually Nglipoh pottery handicraft production activity was undertaken by Nglipoh people once coming home from the rice fields.

A Nglipoh pottery craftsman, Supoyo mentioned that there are several types and forms of pottery handicraft produced in Nglipoh. Among them, the craft ashtray from the clay, jug, keg, kendil, and much more. In fact, now the pottery artisans in Nglipoh successfully innovate; make relief Borobudur on clay.

The effort of Nglipoh pottery handicraft production still continued by the residents on the slopes of the hill Menoreh. Moreover, now Nglipoh is new Destinations Desa Wisata Candi Borobudur, where almost every day there are tourists who come to visit, and also feel directly like what it feels of making Nglipoh pottery handicraft.

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No Murals No Morals

The cities now increasingly providing facilities for the life of its citizens. Ranging from private spaces to public spaces. Uniqueness by uniqueness of the urban life increasingly 'coloring' human civilization nowadays. Civilization and culture become a brand image of the earth human life today.

One of physical shape that facilitated are the city buildings, ranging from the tiny to the skyscrapers. The buildings by itself provide the walls with a variety of shapes, sizes and functions. People then watched how the existence of the walls in urban areas used as a venue for various purposes of individual even communities of the city.

Muralist see the walls of the city as a venue for creativity. Mural' forms of expression can be in various forms, shapes, sizes and functions. For muralist, the walls of the city is stretch of blank canvases that are ready to be painted. An artist with creative ideas able to make the canvas walls of the city as a medium of expression of aesthetic expression.

In practice and development, the making mural as frescoes done by the artists by order of the city authorities or related institutions or certain parties who considered it essential about recording and imaging of an event, or just an attempt so that an area of the city becomes more attractive and beautiful.

Murals is usually not independent of the sponsor message. Muralist itself could be a famous artist or young artists whose works need to be further introduced to the public. It all depends on considerations related institutions, or party supporters, or buyers, usually containing messages of political, ideological, business, or purely aesthetic.

Narasumber: The Head of Research and Development of The Arts Council of Magelang District Government, Ch. Dwi Anugrah

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