Roland Barthes Semiotic Analysis Of Rimpu Bima Costume

Abstract

Indonesia has a lot of culture. Each culture of various signs have their own meaning. A culture still preserved by Bima society is Rimpu. Rimpu is a costumes that was worn by Muslim women from Mbojo tribe in Bima during ancient times. Bima women began to wear this costumes since Islam was invaded in Bima. This research uses a qualitative method by semiotic analysis from Roland Barthes. The results of this study concluded that 1) denotative meaning of Rimpu clothing culture worn by Bima Muslim women is traditional dress in form of typical Bima-Dompu sarong which included as characteristic of the Bima society. practically, Rimpu dress is similar to hijab, which has a functions to cover the head (which include as restricted part of moslem woman) according to Islamic teachings and is a traditional characteristic of Bima Muslim women, 2) The connotative meaning of Rimpu traditional costumes that was worn by Muslim women Bima is an ancient culture of Muslim women in Bima. There are at least two connotative meanings, the first Rimpu mpida clothing has the connotation of single woman, while Rimpu colo dress has the connotation of a married woman.