My third post on this blog is about "Dispute on Rasa Sayange" that comes up colouring the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia lately. Again, this week, almost the same dispute comes up when one of the official website of Malaysian Govermental Agency releases a clip containing a video about a cultural show "Barongan" which is claimed as one of the Malaysian cultural heritage. However, the clip very much looks like a "Reog Ponorogo" which is widely known as an original cultural property and pride from the city of Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia.
To most of us, the people of Indonesia, the claim is just like a cultural harrashment and an immoral action. Moreover, this claim is coming up after series of claims starting from claim on Rasa Sayange, batik, angklung, and even claim on Ambalat and some other ashaming claims. As a one and a same anchestor neighboring country, the claim is indeed very insulting. It's a kind of hard to believe if the Malaysian side doesn't know about this, even some speculate that the action is very possibly intended to provoke Indonesia. In the case of Barongan which very much looks like a Reog Ponorogo, even several Ponorogoan people admit that they can clearly identify that the main tools of Barongan (the giant musk) which is shown in the clip is very possibly also a product of Ponorogo. There are some specific characteristics on the musk that indicate that it is a product of Ponorogo. However, such a claim should also be well proven, rather than only-spoken. If this is true, then, the Malaysian claim becomes more and more insulting.
Fortunately, the government of Ponorogo (East Java Province) has officially patented their Reog. So, lawsuit procedures could be well processed further. However, again lesson can be well learned from this happening. The tremendous and huge number of cultural inheritance should not only be proud of, but need to be well and properly managed. There is no other way to appreciate our own culture and our anchestor who have derivated the precious culture from one generation to another, but a full attention and serious management. Unless, all the cultural inheritance will become a foreign culture in its own birth-land. Let's start from ourselves. I Love Indonesia.
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I fully agree with you, that from this case what we need is a wisdom, we need to see our weaknesses and make some necessary improvement. Of course, reminding Malaysia is also a must. (Regards, Jerry)
I also agree with you and this is one of weaknesses, that's why the government and all citizens of our country have to keep and formalize our tradition. Congratulation pak Thohir Affandi. And many thanks
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