Monday, January 16, 2012

"ENGGRANG" Traditional game from Indonesia

Enggrang including children's games, because this game has emerged since at least once before the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, during the Dutch colonization. It was as recorded in Baoesastra (Dictionary) Java WJS article Poerwadarminto issue 1939 page 113, mentioned the word enggrang-enggrangan interpreted the game by using a tool called a enggrang. While enggrang themselves given meaning given bamboo or wood footing (for legs) to move freely walking legs.
Enggrang made ​​simply by using two bamboo sticks (more frequent use of this material rather than wood) in length each about 2 meters. Then about 50 cm from the bamboo mat, bamboo and entered hollowed bamboo with a size of about 20-30 cm which serves as a footrest. Then be a tool called enggrang game. Bamboo is commonly used smear or wulung bamboo, and very rarely use bamboo or ori petung larger and easily broken.

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