The Kinship and Rank in the Layout of Bawean Traditional House, East Java Indonesia

Bawean Traditional House, East Java Indonesia

Abstract

Introduction/Main Objectives: Traditional houses in many places in Indonesia have a very strong attachment to Family and also with neighbors. The Family in each region of Indonesia has a specific term of social organization and Kinshop that occurs in each traditional House in Indonesia. One of is a Traditional house in Indonesia that apply Kinship and Rank in their traditional houses is Bawean houses on Bawean Island in East Java, Indonesia. The Kinship and Rank applied in the lay of Bawean traditional houses. Each House has many meanings depending on the family group. Each of the Unit houses is confined by a granary named Dhurung in the front area Background Problems: Unfortunately, The condition of Bawean houses is now rarely found and only 3-4 houses remain in each sub-district. Novelty: This paper would like to highlight the findings from the survey of Bawean Houses and its kinship as documentation and study so that they can be understood by the wider community.  Research Methods: Qualitative data collection was used by observing and interviewing the local people who still live in the traditional Bawean House.  Finding/Results: The data in this paper as a result will enrich the classification of kinship in the traditional house on the Small island of Bawean island Conclusion: Kinship and Rank in Layout Bawean traditional houses are made based on the floor plans of the rooms in a traditional Bawean house, which is continued by laying out the house behind the opposite and so. This Bawean house adds a new finding to strengthen the kinship and rank in South Asian houses kinship is not only the design of the physical structure but also respect of the neighbor-by-house zones that appear in the floor plans. The Kinship and Rank in Bawean traditional house zone their plan to strengthen the kinship relationship with the next house that still has the family connection with the house.