MATTENNUNG AS A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: AN ANALYSIS OF LEGITIMATE PERIPHERAL PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSMISSION OF LIPA' SABBE WEAVING IN WAJO REGENCY

Muhammad Suyudi; Karta Jayadi; Sayidiman Sayidiman; Pangeran Paita Yunus; Abdullah Pandang

doi:10.37478/jpm.v7i4.9023

Authors

Muhammad Suyudi Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
Karta Jayadi Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
Sayidiman Sayidiman Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
Pangeran Paita Yunus Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
Abdullah Pandang Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37478/jpm.v7i4.9023

Abstract

This study examines mattennung, the tradition of weaving lipa' sabbe (Bugis silk sarongs) in Wajo Regency, as a community of practice, using situated learning theory and, in particular, the concept of legitimate peripheral participation (LPP). In Wajo, weaving skills are transmitted through direct involvement in the production process within families and weaving communities rather than through formal education. The study employed a qualitative approach with an ethnographic design. Data were collected through participant observation, in-depth interviews with senior weavers, young weavers, novices, and supporting informants, and documentation of the production process, and were analysed using Spradley's ethnographic analysis model. The findings show that the six stages of mattennung, namely mappute (bleaching the yarn), maccello (dyeing), mappali (spinning the yarn into a continuous strand), massau (arranging the yarn to form motifs), mattennung (weaving), and ma'jai (sewing the cloth into a sarong), form a trajectory of participation from the periphery to the core of the practice. Novices begin with low-risk stages such as mappute and mappali and are gradually entrusted with massau and weaving. This learning sequence does not follow the production sequence, and movement along it is marked by community recognition rather than formal examination. Tacit knowledge of yarn tension, colour evenness, and motif meaning is passed on through observation, imitation, direct correction, and everyday conversation. The findings confirm that mattennung is a complete informal education system in which learning, working, and the formation of a weaver identity occur simultaneously. This pattern is recommended as a foundation for culture-based local content in Wajo Regency.

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Keywords:

Community of practice, Legitimate peripheral participation, Mattennung, Lipa' sabbe, Situated learning, Knowledge transmission

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