Controversy Barongan on the official website of Malaysia

Sabtu, 19 Desember 2015

Photo Barongan on the official website of Malaysia, which sparked controversy.
Reog similar Ponorogo dance is danced in Malaysia called Dance Barongan but has elements of Islam. [7] This dance also use masks sudden peacock, which is headed tiger mask topped with peacock feathers. Descriptions and photos of the dance is shown in the official web site of the Ministry of Culture Arts and Heritage Malaysia.

The controversy arises because the sudden peacock mask on the official site there are the words "Malaysia", [8] and is recognized as a legacy Java descendant communities are numerous in Batu Pahat, Johor and Selangor, Malaysia. This sparked protests various parties in Indonesia, including artists reog origin Ponorogo stating that copyright Reog been listed under number 026 377, dated February 11, 2004, and thus known by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia. [9] It was also found that information sudden peacock seen on the official website of the craftsmen is made in Ponorogo. [10] Thousands of artists reog had demonstrated in front of the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta. [11] The Indonesian government said it would further investigate the matter. [9]
In late November 2007, the Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Zainal Abidin Muhammad Zain stated that the Government of Malaysia has never claimed reog Ponorogo as the country's indigenous culture. Reog called "Barongan" in Malaysia can be found in Johor and Selangor, as carried by the Javanese people who migrated to the country before the establishment of the state of Indonesia, making migrants were not included as Indonesian citizens. [12]