Warak Ngendog: Simbol Akulturasi Budaya pada Karya Seni Rupa

摘要

Warak Ngendog, a mascot of Semarang City in Dugderan ritual tradition, is a symbolically laden cultural creativity. This research aims to study visual artwork of a mascot as a symbol of cultural accuturation through intra-aesthetic and extra-aesthetic analysis. The result of the research showed that, from intra-aesthetic aspect, the actualization of Warak Ngendog as Dugderan mascot presents fictional four-legged animal which were enigmatic, unique, exotic, and expressive. In addition, from extra-aesthetic aspects, the mascot symbolically mirrors Javanese, Arabic, and Chinese cultural acculturation reflecting educational messages of Islamic morals and invitation for harmony in a multicultural society. Creating systemic interaction between ulama, government, society, Dugderan ritual and its mascot plays important roles as a model for developing harmony and cultural integrity.© 2013 Universitas Negeri Semarang