// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Beskap say to its friend? "Lid" me alone.
Beskap (Javanese: ꦧꦼꦱ꧀ꦏꦥ꧀, Pegon: بسكَڤ, borrowed from Dutch: beschaafd, meaning "civilised" or "polite") is a type of black jacket with a high standing collar worn by Javanese men on formal, official, or important occasions such as weddings.[1] This upper-body garment was introduced in the late eighteenth century by the royal courts of Java and later spread to various regions influenced by Javanese culture. It is one of the principal elements of traditional Javanese dress, together with the blangkon.
A beskap is a thick, collarless shirt, usually dark in colour and almost always plain. Its front is asymmetrical, with buttons arranged diagonally rather than vertically. Depending on the type, the cut of the back may vary in length to accommodate the wearing of a kris, tucked into the waist. A beskap is always paired with a jarik, a long batik cloth wrapped around the lower body to cover the upper half of the legs.[2]
History
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It was designed by Mangkunegara IV, the ruling duke of Mangkunegaran in Surakarta, for officials serving in the Mangkunegaran Legion when they appeared before Sunan Pakubuwana IX during the opening of the Langenharja royal retreat in 1871.[3] The military unit had been established in 1805 by Herman Willem Daendels, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, who strongly supported Napoleon Bonaparte and had served as a volunteer soldier in the Batavian Legion during the French Revolutionary Wars.[4]
Types of Beskap
[edit]Beskap comes in several variations with different cuts. The following are the main types of beskap:
- beskap Solo
- beskap Yogya
- beskap landung
- beskap kulon
- beskap kucing anjlok Banyumas
See also
[edit]- Gakuran ‒ a Japanese formal attire suit also originating from the same Dutch attire.
- Surjan
- Lurik
References
[edit]- ↑ Djoko Mulyono (2002). Mutiara di balik tata cara pengantin Jawa. Bagian Proyek Pembinaan Buku Sastera Indonesia dan Daerah Jakarta Pusat Bahasa. pp. 123–4. ISBN 979-685-288-8.
- ↑ A. Kamilah; A. F. A. Abdullah (2023). Gaya Busana Bangsawan Mangkunegaran dalam Balutan Budaya Indis Eropa 1914-1944. Jejak Pustaka.
- ↑ Titi Mumfangati (2015). Serat Babad Langenharja: Kajian Tata Letak, fungsi dan Makna Filosofis Bangunan Pesanggrahan Langenharja. Yogyakarta: Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya. p. 51.
- ↑ Adi Putra Surya Wardhana; Pradita, Dennys (Dec 2022). "REPRESENTASI BABAD PASANGGRAHAN MADUSITA MENGENAI MODERNITAS DAN HEDONISME PADA AWAL ABAD XX". Handep: Jurnal Sejarah dan Budaya. 6 (1): 41–60. doi:10.33652/handep.v6i1.291. ISSN 2684-7256.