2018 Volume 2 Issue 2 Pages 2_101-2_110
This paper is consisted of the research data resulted from the interviews, field surveys and participant-observation, and specimen analysis conducted on the characteristic of the production process of Gringsing textile where it reflects the enculturation of cosmological orientation of Tapak Dara through the expression of cultural narrative: Journey of Life that results in the spatial perception and arrangement of the residential houses and the village. By investigating the working stages and its designated working spaces that conceives the production culture of Gringsing, we were able to clarify: (1) in the production process, each working space within the spatial arrangement has acquired meaning for it is entitled to the cultural narrative where experiences and everyday routines are to take place, (2) the ritual codes of conduct emphasize the spatial awareness, where the meaning created by the people is expressed in each stage of the process, (3) the connection between the way of life of the people and their built-environment which is represented in their spatial orientation and arrangements, and (4) the spiritual cosmology that becomes a significant element out of which the meaning is born and manifested into the philosophy that enriches the production culture of Gringsing.