Monday, October 25, 2021

Getting to Know the History of the 'Paksi Naga Liman' Statue at the History of Java Museum

 

The sculpture is one of the objects that are considered antiques. Some people who like a collection of antiques, of course, keep one or two statues in their collection. It's the same with a museum which is a place to store and collect antiques. Of course, these items have different historical backgrounds.


In the History of Java Museum Yogyakarta, there are many antique objects with a historical background of the formation of the island of Java. These antique objects are commonly referred to as historical objects. Why is it called a historical object? Because the object's age is very long and is one of the relics of our ancestors.


Getting to know the History of the 'Paksi Naga Liman' Statue



Paksi Naga Liman


The statue of 'Paksinagaliman' is one of the historical collections that we can find at the History of Java Museum Yogyakarta. This statue is made of wood. Derived from Cirebon, West Java, and found in the 19th century. The statue of 'Paksinagaliman' is one of the symbols of the greatness of the Cirebon Kingdom, which is also used as the name of the great train of the Cirebon Sultanate and used by the King of the Kanoman Palace to attend the grand ceremony or the bride of the family of Sultan Kanoman.





The form of the 'Paksinagaliman' chariot is a winged dragon with a head resembling an elephant and its trunk holding up a spear. Just like the shape, which is an amalgamation of three animals, including Paksi, which means bird (wings), Naga (horns), and Liman, which means elephant (hall). Sunan Gunung Jati uses this train to get around the palace. Panembahan Losari made this train.

This heritage train was the primary vehicle during the Singhapura Kingdom to the Cirebon Sultanate. The wings on the train's body are in the form of a bird that symbolizes the Middle East country, and of course, the symbol is an element of Islam. Meanwhile, the dragon represents the form of the ruler of Caruban, commonly known as Mang, so that this heritage train is believed to be the unifier of the three cultures in Cirebon.












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