THE TRADITION OF TIPAT BANTAL WAR AS A LOCAL TRADITION IMAGE OF KAPAL CULTURAL VILLAGE IN MENGWI DISTRICT BADUNG REGENCY BALI PROVINCE

Abstract

The Tipat Bantal War in Kapal customary village Mengwi district Badung regency Bali province is a tradition passed from generation to generation. This tradition is a dualistic symbol of tipat (symbolizing pradana or female) and bantal or jaje bantal (symbolizing purusa or male). Local people believe that the encounter of tipat and jaje bantal means fertility or to produce new seeds as the source of life. The
uniqueness of The Tipat Bantal War has attracted much public and media attention. Thus, this research is aimed at revealing the distinctiveness of that tradition by analyzing its functional aspects, its practitioners, its meanings of the symbols and also its shaping values. Cultural identity theory and purusa-pradana concepts are applied to elaborate the tradition of Tipat Bantal War within the local-culture complexity of Kapal customary village. The method of study is quallitative with the following data collection techniques: (1) observation; (2) interviews; (3) documentation; and (4) literary study. Data analysis process consists of data collection, interpretation and report writing. The study finds out that the uniqueness of the Tipat Bantal War is recognized as a marker or local culture identity of Kapal customary village.

Keywords: The Tipat Bantal War, Kapal Customary Village, Local Culture Identity