Meanings of Spatial Order in the Customary House of Sapo Battoa Kaluppini in the Enrekang Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Abstract
The treasures of the traditional houses in the Nusantara
archipelago, including those in the Kaluppini community, are rich in
meanings. This study aims to examine the meanings of the vertical
and horizontal spatial orders of the Sapo Battoa customary house in
the
Kaluppini
Village,
the
Enrekang
Regency,
South
Sulawesi
Province, Indonesia.
The research adopts a qualitative method. The approach in
this research is ethnographic model. The results reveal that the
spatial order of Sapo Battoa vertically consists of three parts, (1)
sullu' bola (the legs) which horizontally consists of batu mapaccing;
kale bola (the body) which consists of kandawari, syara’, ada’, To
Manurung, kamara, tambing, dapo; and baroko' bola (the head)
which consists of tapattagoa, busaran, Sullu' bola has a meaning
associated
with
the
human
birth
process
originating
from
the
ground. (2) kale bola has a meaning associated with the human life
process that is laden with a moral message of mutual respect for
fellow beings to expect the Creator’s blessings so as to achieve
harmony in social life. (3) baroko' bola has a meaning associated
with the dedicating and serving process of human being until the
eventual returning back to God: the Creator. This study concludes
that the spatial divisions in both vertical and horizontal orders
contain sacred meanings