SONGKOK CELLENG

(Self Identity dan Nasionalisme Kaum Santri)

Abstract

Songkok Celleng is the mention of headgear for men in terms of the Madurese
community or often referred to as a cap and kopyah. The head covering or known as
Songkok Celleng is a complementary part in dressing for the santri (student in Islamic
Boarding School), traditional clothing in the community to clothing for bureaucrats
who have an implicit significance in its use. In this scientific work, the writer uses a
semiotic qualitative method according to Charles Sanders Pierce who specifically
describes that the sign is able to represent something else. In addition, Pierce also
defines the sign as something that can not be separated from the object of reference
and understanding of the subject of signs with trichotomy: representamen,
interpretants and objects. From the research conducted, the conclusions that can be
shown by the author are: (1) Songkok celleng (representamen) is a santri identity
containing philosophical meaning of obedience or submission (interpretant) in the
form of a head covering (object). (2) Songkok celleng is always present with the spirit
of nationalism introduced by the First President of Indonesia (Sukarno) that Songkok
Celleng is a national identity also strengthened by government regulations issued
during the Soekarno administration.