Published date: Feb 17 2023

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: 2nd International Conference on Science and Its Applications “Sustainable Innovation in Natural Science, Economic and Business Science, and Social Science” (ICOSIAS)

Pages: 14–20

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v8i2.12747

Ariani .37020006@mahasiswa.itb.ac.idDoctoral Program in Visual Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Imam SantosaDoctoral Program in Visual Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Achmad Haldani DestiarmandDoctoral Program in Visual Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Agus SachariDoctoral Program in Visual Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Padung-padung is a large, double spiral-shaped piece of jewelry worn by Karo women in the 19th to 20th centuries. Efforts to preserve this cultural artifact need to be made. This study aimed to describe the various efforts that have been made to revive padung-padung in the present. The methods used in this study are literature studies and secondary data collection. The results show that several efforts to lift the existence of padung-padung have been made in the creative industry and academics.

Keywords: Efforts to preserve, padung-padung, cultural identity, Karo women, current context.

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