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Models of Female Coolie Clothes in the Deli Tobacco Plantation of East Sumatra in 1863-1942 Sinaga, Rosmaida; Tusaddiah, Halimah; Br Tarigan, Jussi Eka Ulitta; Nababan, Dora Irene; Napitu, Ulung
KASTA : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, Agama, Budaya dan Terapan Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): April
Publisher : Lembaga Bale Literasi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/kasta.v6i1.2580

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This study aims to find out the background of the different models of women's coolie clothing in the Deli tobacco plantation and the factors that affect it. The method used is the Kuntowijoyo historical method with the stages of topic selection, heuristic, verification, interpretation, and historiography. The results of the study show that the background of different clothing models is influenced by differences in ethnic origin and economic conditions, so that female coolies continue to use clothes brought from their home regions. Chinese female coolies wear simple long-sleeved blouses, Javanese coolies wear kebaya with batik cloth or sarongs, and Indian coolies wear traditional sarees. In addition, the difference in clothing models was also influenced by low wages, social stratification in colonial society, and changes in roles from ordinary coolies to nyai. The novelty of this research lies in the use of colonial photo archives as the main source for studying women's coolie clothing models. This study describes the clothing of various ethnicities and analyzes the differences in clothing models between Chinese, Javanese, and Indian coolies. This approach provides a new perspective by placing clothing as a social representation related to ethnic identity, economic conditions, and social stratification in colonial-era plantations.
Co-Authors Nababan, Dora Irene Napitu, Ulung Rosmaida Sinaga Tusaddiah, Halimah