PENGELASAN JENIS-JENIS MERIAM TRADISIONAL MELAYU BERASASKAN KEPADA SAIZ DAN REKA BENTUK (CLASSIFICATION ON TYPES OF TRADITIONAL MALAY CANNON BASED ON SIZE AND DESIGN)

Abstract

Abstrak 

Setelah teknologi pembuatan dan penggunaan senjata api mengalir ke alam Melayu, masyarakat di alam Melayu terutamanya golongan pandai logam telah menghasilkan meriam-meriam tradisional dengan cara tersendiri berdasarkan kearifan tempatan. Dengan itu, saiz, reka bentuk dan motif meriam-meriam dihasilkan berdasarkan kepada unsur-unsur tempatan. Berdasarkan pemerhatian di lapangan, perbezaan saiz dan reka bentuk ini membawa kepada pengelasan jenis-jenis meriam tradisional Melayu. Dalam merekodkan dan menganalisis saiz dan reka bentuk meriam tradisional Melayu, pengkaji telah menggunakan kaedah penyelidikan kualitatif deskriptif. Dengan itu, terdapat beberapa jenis meriam tradisional Melayu yang telah dihasilkan oleh golongan ahli pembuat meriam di alam Melayu. Setiap jenis meriam ini ternyata memiliki fungsi yang berbeza di mana perbezaan saiz dan reka bentuk menjadi faktor utama kepada perbezaan fungsi setiap jenis meriam tradisional Melayu. 

Kata kunci: Jenis, meriam, tradisional, Melayu

Abstract 

After manufacturing technology and the use of firearms flowing into the Malay world, the Malay community in the various group’s especially metal experts have produced traditional cannons in its own way based on local wisdom. Thus, the size, design, and motif of cannons are produced by local elements.  Based on the observations in the field, the difference in size and design led to the types of traditional Malay cannon. In the process of recording and analyzing the size and design of the traditional cannon, the researcher has used qualitative research methods. Thus, there are several types of traditional Malay cannon that was produced by a group of experts in the Malay world. Each type of cannon is proved to have different functions in which the difference in size and design as key factors to the difference function of each type of Malay traditional cannon. 

Keywords: Type, cannon, traditional, Malay