Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 8(5), pp. 832 - 837
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080510
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Architectural Typology of Mamasa Traditional Graves, West Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mithen Lullulangi ^1,*, Armiwaty Tawani ¹, Rahmansah ^2
1 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
² Department of Civil Engineering Education, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Mamasa is one of the ethnic groups in West Sulawesi, which has a very unique culture, and the implementation of that culture is seen in the form of traditional architecture in the form of a house as a place to live, as well as other activities such as a traditional grave. This study determines the typology of traditional grave architecture in Mamasa, West Sulawesi, one of the traditional architectural products with high cultural value. This is a qualitative research with data collected through interviews, field observations, and documentation. The qualitative data analysis comprises of collection, presentation, reduction, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the typology of traditional grave architecture in Mamasa emerged from the ancestral belief in Aluk Mappurondo, which consisted of 5 types, including a) Bangka-Bangka, b) Tedong-tedong, c) Ropi, d) Batutu or alang-alang, and e) Lokko'. The contribution of this research is to introduce one of the traditional architectural products that has high cultural value, as an object of research for scientists interested in traditional architecture or in the field of anthropology, and at the same time contribute in the field of tourism, as a cultural attraction that attracts both local tourists and foreign tourists, for the sake of increasing the country's foreign exchange in the field of Tourism.

KEYWORDS
Typology, Architecture, Grave, Traditional, Mamasa

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mithen Lullulangi , Armiwaty Tawani , Rahmansah , "Architectural Typology of Mamasa Traditional Graves, West Sulawesi, Indonesia," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 832 - 837, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080510.

(b). APA Format:
Mithen Lullulangi , Armiwaty Tawani , Rahmansah (2020). Architectural Typology of Mamasa Traditional Graves, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 8(5), 832 - 837. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080510.