Suku baduy/Kanekes

Suku Baduy / Kanekes is a group of indigenous peoples in the region Sundanese Lebak, Banten, Indonesia. Their population is around 5,000 to 8,000 people, and they are one of the tribes that implement isolation from the outside world. In addition they also have the confidence forbidden to be photographed.

Suku Baduy/Kanekes generally divided into three groups: tangtu, panamping, and dangka (Permana, 2001)

Tangtu is a group known as Kanekes Inland (Baduy Dalam), who most closely follow the custom, namely residents living in three villages: Cibeo, Cikertawana, and Cikeusik. Characteristic Kanekes People are dressed in white, natural and dark blue and wearing a white headband. They were forbidden by custom to meet with a stranger (non-citizen).

Most of the rules adopted by the tribe Kanekes In include:

1. Not allowed to use vehicles for transportation
2. Not allowed to use footwear
3. Door of the house should face north / south (except the house pu'un or katuas)
4. Prohibition of use of electronic tools (technology)
5. Using a cloth, black / white as the clothes are woven and sewn himself, and not allowed to use modern clothing.

The second community group called panamping are those known as Kanekes Outer (Baduy Luar), who lived in various villages scattered around the region Kanekes In, like Cikadu, Kaduketuk, Kadukolot, Gajeboh, Cisagu, and so forth. Community Kanekes Foreign distinctively dressed and black headband.

Foreign Kanekes are people who have come out of peoples and regions Kanekes In. There are several things that cause the release of citizens Kanekes In :

1. They have violated customary society Kanekes In.
2. Desiring to get out of Kanekes In
3. Married to a member of Foreign Kanekes

The characteristics of the people Kanekes Foreign :

They have known technologies, such as electronic equipment, although its use remains a ban for every citizen Kanekes, including residents of Foreign Kanekes. They use the equipment in a way secretly to escape detection for superintendent of Kanekes In.

 The process of building houses for Foreign Kanekes been using assistive devices, such as saws, hammers, nails, etc., which previously prohibited by customary Kanekes In.

Using traditional dress with black or dark blue (for men), indicating that they are not holy.

Source :wikipedia.org