Post-political and economical authority loss, Mangkunegaran acted critically by
comodifying Pracimayasa’s building and interior to meet its life need through Court’s Exalted
Guest Simulacrum. This research aimed to describe the Simulacrum of Court’s Exalted Guest
through Utilizing Pracimayasa’s Interior in Pura Mangkunegaran.
This research was a hermeneutic study. Data derived from informants, library study,
written document, archive and visual data, collected using interview, observation and
documentation techniques. Informants were selected purposively by age, sex, and social status
classification, while additional informants by age and education level classification. Data
validation was carried out using source triangulation. The data was analyzed using an interactive
model of analysis encompassing data reduction, data display, conclusion drawing and
verification.
The result of research showed that political and economical authority’s loss put
Mangkunegaran as cultural pledge. With technology advance and sign system in modern age,
Mangkunegaran used tourism industry opportunity more sensitively by comodifying
Pracimayasa building to meet abdi dalem’s life need and building maintenance from which the
public could take lesson related to values and customs in Mangkunegaran, particularly court’s
exalted guest feast procession including sitting manner, seat, dress, good and healthy food menu
