IDENTIFICATION OF BALINESE ORNAMENTS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE AL-HIKMAH MOSQUE, DENPASAR

Abstract

Purpose : Religious buildings generally follow the form, function and decoration of the area of
origin of the religion. Islam in Bali began to spread during the reign of King Dalem Waturenggong
who was centered in Klungkung Regency in the fourteenth century. Since the first time Islam
entered and developed in Bali, until now several mosque buildings have experienced adaptation and
acculturation with Balinese culture. Adaptation and acculturation are more dominantly affected in
religious buildings because there is no separate style of how the appearance and embodiment of a
mosque building. In Denpasar City, there are not many mosque buildings that are affected by
Balinese culture.
Research methods : The research method used is interpretive qualitative. Etymologically,
qualitative, comes from quality which means value.
Findings : Along with the development and spread of Islam in the archipelago, the architecture of
the mosque also experienced developments that adapted to each regional culture.
Implications : Through architecture, regional culture and religion merge into a strong identity. In
the architecture there are several elements, one of which is an aesthetic element in the form of an
ornamental. In this case, the identification of ornaments at Masjid Al-Hikmah entrance is classified
based on the four types of ornaments mentioned in the Nusantara Ornaments book, namely:
geometric motifs, human motifs, animal motifs, motifs, plants, motifs of natural objects.