Study Etnomatematika Sudut pada Kerajinan Keramik

Lailatus Syahrur Rohmah; Rachmawati Rachmawati

doi:10.33503/prosiding.v4i01.3555

Lailatus Syahrur Rohmah Pendidikan Matematika, IKIP Budi Utomo
Rachmawati Rachmawati Pendidikan Matematika, IKIP Budi Utomo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33503/prosiding.v4i01.3555

Keywords: Culture, Mathematics, Ethnomatematics, Ceramics

Abstract

Culture can be understood as knowledge, beliefs and concepts. On the other hand, it can also be understood as a pattern of meaning that is shaped by history and transmitted socially, which is realized in the form of symbols and language as humans can communicate with each other, appreciate and develop their knowledge and understand their lives. Mathematics and culture are two things that are interconnected with each other. Without realizing it, many daily human activities are always related to mathematics, so it is said that mathematics is a human activity. Mathematics was embedded in all areas of culture long before mathematics as a scientific discipline. Mathematics is a cultural product, influenced by culturally specific philosophies, with all cultures developing their own forms of mathematics depending on the needs of their environment and the goals of society. One thing that bridges culture and mathematics education is Ethnomatematics. Ethnomatematics is a combination of two sciences, namely mathematics and culture, where both sciences are able to provide an understanding of mathematical concepts using elements that exist in the culture itself. Ethnomatematic objects are cultural objects that contain mathematical concepts in a particular region or society. These objects can be in the form of traditional games, traditional crafts, artifacts and activities (actions) in the form of culture. One of the artifacts in Malang is ceramics, precisely located on Jl. MT Haryono 9 No 336, Dinoyo, Lowokwaru District, Malang City. There is cultural acculturation in the manufacture of this ceramic. Apart from that, there is creativity from ceramic craftsmen, such as giving new colors and varying ceramic shapes. Of the many diverse forms of ceramic crafts, there are mathematical elements such as angles. This research is a qualitative research using ethnographic methods. This research aims to change the paradigm of the people who think that mathematics has nothing to do with culture.