Sasirangan fabric is a fabric tribal Banjar in South Kalimantan, which is inherited from generation to generation since the twelfth century, when Mangkurat be Patih State Dipa. The story develops in South Kalimantan society is that Sasirangan fabric was first made by Patih Mangkurat after imprisoned 40 days and 40 nights on a raft Balarut Banyu.
It is said that towards the end tapanya, raft arrived in the city Rantau Bagantung. In this place, he heard a female voice coming out of a lump of froth. The woman is the daughter uphold Froth, who later became King in this area. The princess will only reveal its form if the request was granted, namely a palace Batung and a cloth woven and dicalap (colored) by 40 princess with motif wadi / padiwaringin. The second request was to be completed within one day. Dicalap cloth was then known as sasirangan fabric that was first created.
Sasirangan cloth believed to have magical powers that are useful for the treatment (batatamba), especially to drive out evil spirits and protect themselves from interference delicate creatures. To be used as a protective repellent evil spirits or entities, sasirangan fabric usually made to order (pamintaan).
According to its development, this fabric is also used as traditional clothing worn by the common people or the royal line while following traditional ceremonies. But the times are also changing the function of the fabric of society sasirangan South Kalimantan. Sacred values contained in it as though joined fade mode eroded by globalization. Globalization makes this fabric not only experience the process of desecration that later turned into everyday clothes, but also increasingly forgotten.
Though it can be said that sasirangan fabric is one of the manifestations of local knowledge society South Kalimantan. By getting to know the history of sasirangan fabric, we can find a wide range of values that live and thrive in the local community. As the value of faith, culture, and economy. As the fabric in general, fabric sasirangan have many motives, including: sarigading, waves sinapur coral (waves crashing rocks), Hiris pudak (chopped pudak), spinach king (spinach leaves), floating nut (flower long beans), dragon balimbur (serpent), leaf weeds (plant leaf weeds), star bahambur (stars scattered in the sky), Toadstool karikit (small mushrooms), dental renewal (tooth catfish), down ladies (stripes), kale kaombakan (leaf spinach ), jajumputan (jumputan), floating reins of mangosteen (interest mangosteen fruit), dara manginang (teens eat betel leaves), daughter Manangis (crying daughter), kambang clove (clove), cloud coincided (clouds, wind), benawati ( colors of the rainbow), bahambur star (stars scattered in the sky), down ladies (stripes), and scales tanggiling. Cain sasirangan widely available in a variety of souvenir shops in South Kalimantan. The price is determined based on the type of fabric and the motive. The more complicated the more expensive motive prices also.
