Analysis Of The Putri Merong Motif On The Yogyakarta Stand From A Feminism and Semiotical Perspective

Abstract

This study aims to determine the meaning of the Putri Merong motif found on the pillars of the Yogyakarta Palace in Yogyakarta feminism and semiotics. The type of research used is qualitative research with descriptive methods. The research method is divided into three stages, namely the first is data collection, data analysis, and data presentation. Data collection is done by conducting observations, interviews, and documentation studies collecting data through observation and direct interviews with informants, as well as conducting a literature study on several books and scientific journals supporting this research. The meaning of the Putri Merong motif is a Putri sitting looking sideways and wanting to be married off by force. Meanwhile, semiotically, the meaning of Putri Merong's decorative motif can be seen from its denotation and connotation. In denotation, Putri Merong's decorative motif can be interpreted as a woman sitting looking away to the side. In connotation, the Putri Merong motif is interpreted as a woman who lives in a patriarchal social system. If viewed by liberal feminism, then a woman is consumed culturally due to the subjectivity of the concept of feminism in society.