Cultural Study: Ghumah Baghi Philosophy of Besemah Ethnic Society

Abstract

Ghumah Baghi, house for Besema people was traditional house in Pagaralam of South Sumatera, Indonesia. The architectural, contractions, internal and external decoration, and the function of the house of reflect the culture and value of Besema ’s society. It was owned by Jurai (Tribal Leader) and Besema Society. Ghumah Baghi had dramatic curved structure with floral and geometric curved. It was in the wall, in the corner of the house, pole, and in the door. This thesis was focus in the philosophy of Ghumah Baghi curved that analyse used qualitative method with Semiotic Trikotomis approach by Charles Sander Pierce. There were four classifications based on the social strata, such Tatahan refer specific highest social strata an d it owned by Jurai (tribal leader) with complex curved, it called Ghumah Tatahan . Second was Ghumah Gilapan , thrid was Padu Tiking and the last was Ghumah Padu Ampan g. Each of Ghumah Baghi curved had many kinds, one of them was Mendale Kencane Mandulike curved. It had mean based on the Besemah Society Guidelines, refer Ninik Besanak Seumur Denie that had mean live on relationship between people all the time. In other hand, it was also mean as form of taking care of each other and appreciate between person of Besema society every where. Ghumah Baghi comes as existence symbol in cultural of Besemah society that has meant in each of the created shape.