A Description of Motif Meaning of Batu Bara Songket

Abstract

This paper aims to describe the meanings of motifs of Batu Bara songket. The motifs are famous among the Batu Bara Malay people because they are typical and specific. The method is qualitative by browsing, interviewing, documentation, and reading related books. The result of this paper indicate that the existence of the motifs is very closely related to local plants. The songket cloth motifs in Batu Bara are pucuk rebung, pucuk betikam, pucuk pandan, cempaka flower, jasmine flower, rose flower, and kenanga flower. The meaning contained in these motifs can be concluded as the characteristics and form of life of the Batubara Malay community which is often likened to the character of the plant used as the motif.