Journal on Mathematics Education (JME)
Vol 10, No 1 (2019)

ETHNOMATHEMATICS IN SASAKNESE ARCHITECTURE

Sri Supiyati (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Farida Hanum (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Jailani Jailani (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jan 2019

Abstract

This research is aimed to explore the cultural elements especially in Sasak architectures in Lombok Island such as a home living (Bale), worship building (masjid), lumbung (sambi) in ethnomathematics point of view. This research uses qualitative approach with cognitive (anthropology cognitive). The interviewees are the experienced custom leader and humanists who has conducted the research on Sasak society. Meanwhile, the data collection method used the participant, observation and documentation. Data analysis on this research is not only based on the researcher is interpretation but also the idea structure of the society.  This research shows the evidence of sensitivity on the use of numbers practiced by Sasak ancestor long time ago in doing the measurement using their anthropometric ability (Ethnomathematics). The architecture products of sasak society also describe that sasak society is more focus on the process than the final products itself which describes the consistency in conducting role and cultural device which control the desire of individual construction.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jme

Publisher

Subject

Education Mathematics

Description

Journal on Mathematics Education (IndoMS-JME) is peer-refereed open-access international journal which has been established for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of mathematics education. This journal is founded under collaboration between Indonesian Mathematical Society ...