BUAH BUTON AS A NON-STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE OF ADAT PERPATIH HOUSES IN LUAK TANAH MENGANDUNG, NEGERI SEMBILAN

Abstract

Adat Perpatih is a custom brought by Minangkabau community from West Sumatra, Indonesia to Negeri Sembilan. This community has applied their cultural way of life to local communities in Luak Tanah Mengandung. Among the influences they carry are the 3-dimensional carvings; buah buton which is a non-structural element found in Negeri Sembilan traditional houses. This research was conducted to prove that the existence of buah buton design was related to the traditional house of Adat Perpatih community in Luak Tanah Mengandung, Negeri Sembilan. The qualitative method was used to study the interrelation between Adat Perpatih and buah buton design by making formal analysis i.e. shape and space as research samples.