Sudiyati, Noor
(2014)
Ceramic: Traditional to Modern.
Proceeding. 3rd International Seminar of Nusantara Heritage 2014.
pp. 377-385.
Abstract
Pottery ceramic that we see in our everyday life are made of clay.They are simple wares that are
still used by some of Javanese Traditional people and people who live in the surrounding area.
Kendi is kind of earthen ware to traditionally contain fresh water, while kendi is ritual object to
traditionally used to contain the placenta of the newly born babies. Another traditional earthen
ware is ampo which is used by the pregnant women who are in severe pregnancy-related sickness.
Still another,we have what we call kreweng which is used as the substitute for money and is
traditionally used to buy dawet (a kind of traditional drink) in Javanese traditional weddding
ceremonies. Although modernization has taken place, some people still utilize the traditional
wares.
Earthen ceramic is very plastic that nearly any form can be shaped for different fungtion and
purpose ranging from simple wares to complicated ones. In spite of the mordenization , those
seemingly simple pottery ceramics remain exist in some important ritual moments such as birth,
wedding, funeral, and some other impressive events.
The makking of ceramic requires good perseverance and seriousness in order to result in the
ceramics with the expected fungtions and purposes, from simple, purposes to functional purposes
as food container, sanitary, and modern tiles. The responsive nature of the clay has become a
medium foe excellent visual art.
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