:: Kajang Primitive Village - South Sulawesi
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KAJANG " THE BLACK COMMUNITY
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Kajang
situated about 58 km north-west from Bira beach, Kajang
is a sub-district from Bulukumba regency, the interest
point in Tana-Toa village where live the leather of
Pra-islamic called:"Amma-Toa'".The village covering the
forest conservation area according to the teaching of
the;Tana-Toa,every houses inside built in natural
material from plant inside the area, and not any modern
material use even nail, zinc-roof and electricity,
really interest to visit in the global era
The Kajang people is
sub-ethnic of Makassar ethnic who in habited (occupied)
a particular area. The area and the people the people
are quite isolated from the livings of other people of
Bulukumba. The head of this group is called "Amatoa" who
considered holy. For those who are eager to see her, are
obliged to wear a black shirt and black "sarong", and it
will be better to meet him without any shoes or sandals.
They live harmoniously with the nature, and they do not
use modern facilities i.e. means of transportation. For
that reason, no cars and they like permitted to enter
this area. The meeting ceremony with "Amatoa" is very
unique event.
The most famous adat
community in Sulawesi, Kajang Dalam, located within the
administrative borders of Bulukumba. Although
the Kecamantan of Kajang has its formal structures with
the camat and kepala desa, there is a parallel adat
structure under the authority of the Amma Toa that
exists and seems not to need formal recognition from the
district government. The size of the adat territory in
Kajang Dalam is approximately 25 hectares. The territory
is called rambbang seppang. This already includes 2
hectares of the Amma Toa’s land, and the rest is divided
into 4 villages; Tana Toa, Malleleng, Bonto Baji, and
Batu Nilamung. At present there are community mapping
initiatives involving AMAN SS and others to clearly
indicate the wilayah adat and to support claims over
this territory.
The informal borders that
separate this customary territory from the rest of the
Kajang Luar are
respected by everyone.
If one wants to enter Kajang Dalam, for instance,
permission must be requested first, and once this is
obtained various protocol have to be followed, such as
the removal of ones shoes and socks, the wearing of all
black clothes, and so on. While the influence of modern
life has started to creep into this territory, the
customs of old take precedence and life still reflects
the ways of the ancestors
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