Not much to know if the narrow hallway in the corner of Panyingkiran Village, Panyingkiran Village, Indihiang District, Tasikmalaya City, West Java is a bustling witness of Geulis Umbrella (s or gorgeous).
On the edge of the Ciloseh River, the pair of craftsmanships of the early generation Geulis Umbrella, Aah (72) and Hanan Sumarna (74) still works to create umbrellas that become the typical craft of the Tasikmalaya.
Geulis Umbrella is a umbrella that is painted with geometric ornamental motifs with the shape of the building or non geometric taken from the nature form.
Hanan Sumarna (74), Geulis Umbrella's craft at Panyingkiran, Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
Han Sumarna completed the creation of Geulis Umbrella in Panyingkiran, Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
Generally this umbrella has bamboo frame. The frame is assembled and installed fabric as well as paper before it is absorbed using kanji. Then the semi-finished umbrella is painted with a variety of colors and patterns.
The umbrella has been popular around 1960 as a heat and rain protective tool. Aah and Hanan is the witness of the glory of the umbrella. The place is almost all residents in the Panyingkiran are professional as a umbrella permit.
But the golden time of the Geulis Umbrella lasts a long time. A number of sources mentioning the era of the Geulis Umbrella slammed because the government opened themselves for imported goods in 1968.
Perajin completed the creation of Geulis Umbrella in Panyingkiran, Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
The craft of knitting yarns to make Geulis Umbrella framework in Sari Park, Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
While according to Hanan, the loss of the popularity of the Geulis Umbrella occurs in 1963 due to the fruit of Japanese artificial umbrellas.
Hanan reminded that the year before the Japanese umbrella was rampant, the Japanese vanity came to Panyingkiran to learn the whole process of making the lukis umbrella.
“We teach them all, don’t know the goal to imitate. Eh is not a year, a year later the Japanese umbrella enters Tasikmalaya, in the umbrella of the painting dead, the Hanan swimmer.
The craft sew Geulis Umbrella in Panyingkiran, Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
Hands of craftsmen dipping paint to paint Geulis Umbrellas in Panyingkiran, Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
Geulis Umbrella starts bergeliat back in 1980 and is known no longer as a protective tool but more as a craft item for home decoration.
Hanan said that the name of the Geulis Umbrella itself began tenar in the era of 90s, it was Sahron, brother Hanan, called President Soeharto because of the fame of his painting umbrella, and Sahron named his umbrella with the Geulis Umbrella.
The beautiful umbrella has a variety of sizes from 20 to 60 centimeters and is now commonly used as a traditional artist’s appearance complement or as a deep and outdoor design element.
Perajin paints the motifs of Batik Umbrella Geulis in Panyingkiran, Kota Tasikmalaya, West Java.
Perajin paints the motif of the Geulis Umbrella in Panyingkiran, Kota Tasikmalaya, West Java.
Although it is widely known and the demand of umbrellas is increasing, but according to the Aah income of the umbrella permit is not large. This makes the young generation in the village including a child Aah chose another job from continuing the family tradition.
"Our achievements are successors who want to continue family traditions as craftsman of Geulis Umbrella, however make Geulis Umbrellas not only work, but the tradition to be preserved," said Aah.
The same hope is also a traditional umbrella entrepreneur, Good Judowono Tadiri (70) who worry about the current generation response to become a umbrella permit.
The appointment of dance art using Geulis Umbrella in Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
Deretan Umbrella Geulis attached to decorate the city park in Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
"I'm not the original Tasikmalaya, but I fell in love with Umbrella Geulis. The government’s performance is maximum, assistance is also provided, including providing training as well. But it’s time that this old-old break, replaced with a young one," hopes good.
Photo and Text: Bow Adeng
Aah (72), Geulis Umbrella's craft at Panyingkiran, Tasikmalaya City, West Java.
