ADVOCACY OF RECORDS AND ARCHIVES FOR TOPENG BLANTEK AS INTAGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE Hikmah Irfaniah* and Ike Iswary Lawanda* 4.2. Values in Topeng Blantek and Topeng Blantek Records and Archives Topeng Blantek is an intangible cultural product in art performance domain. Scafidi (1968) stated that “for cultural products, the intangible element may be an expression of community beliefs, values, aesthetics, or practices”. Every element in Topeng Blantek includes stage art, music, costume, dance, martial art, and lakon as a whole represents the cultural values of Betawi people. • Stage setting. The stage setting of Topeng Blantek consists of sundung and torch, both of which are objects used by Betawi people everyday in the past. Sundung is a traditional appliance to transport goods. The existence of sundung and torch on the stage has been maintained because it reflects the origin of where Topeng Blantek and what kind of life of Betawi people at that t...
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