Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

DEGRADATION OF FUNCTION AND MEANING OF “BANTAYA” AT THE KAILI DA’A TRIBE COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL SULAWESI CASE STUDY: THE KAILI DA’A TRIBE IN LEKATU, TIPO VILLAGE, ULUJADI DISTRICT, PALU CITY, CENTRAL SULAWESI

Zulfitriah Masiming, Soegiono Soetomo and Titien W. Murtini

Abstract

“Bantaya” is a building that has an important meaning for the Kaili people, especially the Kaili Da’a tribe. Because it not only has sacred value but also profane. Although seen from the shape of the building is very simple, the function and meaning of “bantaya” are very crucial in the socio-cultural life of the Kaili Da’a tribe. Along with the development of globalization, there has been a degradation of the function and meaning of bantaya, especially in the Kaili Da’a tribe who live in Lekatu. The research objective was to identify the factors that cause a decline in the function and meaning of “bantaya” for the Kaili Da’a tribe who live in Lekatu. As an effort to preserve the cultural space assets of the Kaili Da’a tribe community. The method used is a naturalistic qualitative method. Collecting data through in-depth interviews and observations supported by recordings/documentation and literature studies. The sample selection using a snowball sampling technique. Meanwhile, the data analysis used inductive analysis. As background knowledge briefly describes the characteristics of the Kaili Da’a tribe and the history of its settlement. The results showed a decline in the function and meaning of “bantaya” in the Kaili Da’a tribe in Lekatu due to changes in livelihoods, changes in residential patterns and orientation, changes in existing/residential location, openness and interactions outside his tribe, and the influence of globalization.