Traditional leaders and visitors watch the Tegak Sako procession for the construction of the Muara Jambi National Cultural Heritage Area Museum (KCBN) at Lake Lamo, Muaro Jambi, Jambi, Wednesday (5/6/2024). The construction of the museum, which began with the Tegak Sako procession using the traditional Tiang Tuo, began the process of revitalizing the largest enshrinement area in Southeast Asia.
In this ceremony there is a laying of cecokot consisting of gold, silver, iron filings, horse dung and sawang wind. Gold symbolizes light and fortune, silver reflects prosperity, dust symbolizes strong determination, horse dung symbolizes strength in working together, and wind sawang symbolizes coolness and comfort.
The Tegak Sako process was carried out jointly by the Muaro Jambi Village Head (Kades), Lake Lamo Village Head, Kemingking Luar Village Head, Kemingkin Dalam Village Head, Baru Village Head, Tebat Patah Village Head, Mudo Hamlet Head and Teluk Jambu Village Head.
The Head of Lake Lamo Village, Ismail Ahmad, explained that the Tegak Tiang Tuo ceremony uses a type of bulian wood which is placed in the middle of the building site and is larger than the other poles.
The Tuo pole is decorated like a princess, as a sign that there will be domestic life in the place where the Tuo pole is erected. The Bulian wood that has been erected is given clothing and facial decoration, consisting of candlenut oil, powder, eyeliner, lipstick and perfume.
According to Ismail, decorating Tiang Tuo like a woman symbolizes the hope that the KCBN Muarajambi house or museum building will be like a girl who can captivate the hearts of anyone who enters it.
This belief refers to local traditional traditions which believe that houses should be inhabited by women who will take good care of the building. “Because women do a lot of the housework. "The husband's job is to earn a living," said Ismail.
The 54 year old man added that Danau Lamo Village is one of the villages with the largest area in the Muajamambi KCBN area. "There are two of the largest, Danau Lamo Village and Muaro Jambi Village," said Ismail.
The Upright Tiang Tuo procession ends with installing a seredang leaf rattan umbrella, reading a prayer, and eating a dish of Puluran Selemak Manis as a form of gratitude. “The rattan umbrella was installed to protect women in the house. "Women must be looked after," said Ismail.
