Assignment III

Nama : ANSAR

Stambuk : A1D2 07 155

POWELEKI

Poweleki is a kind of fighting performance comes from Muna. It is very popular until at this moment. This poweleki can be done by men or women. Poweleki is usually played by two persons with using a creese or without anything (free hand). Actually, this performance is very interesting, but it is very dangerous for its player. Therefore, every player have to power technic or details of poweleki itself. They must use hand speed and, power to play it. They must be able to do it carefully and correctly. If not, they will easy to injury each other. Although this performance is very dangerous but many people still do it in some parties such as wedding party, cutting baby’s hair party (in Muna’s language named kaa’lano wuluno fotu) or has been kept secluded party. In party like this, performance is usually done before the party will be begun or to be continuing. Poweleki is also done by Muna’s people after they celebrate or pray of Ied Fitri and Ied Adha. Muna’s people do this performance, because it is one of Muna’stradition that have to cure and to preserve its totality as region culture at all once as national culture. They also do it as an expression of gratitude to God.