Jathil

E619113

Jathil is a graceful, traditionally female (now often male) horse-rider character in the Indonesian Reog Ponorogo dance, known for agile movements and elaborate costume.

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Label Occurrences
Jathil canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Reog Ponorogo character ⓘ
cultural role ⓘ
dance character ⓘ
associatedWith East Java ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Ponorogo ⓘ
Reog Ponorogo ⓘ
contemporaryGender often male ⓘ
costumeElement accessories emphasizing femininity ⓘ
colorful garments ⓘ
ornamented headgear ⓘ
costumeType elaborate costume ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Indonesia ⓘ
culturalContext Indonesian traditional dance ⓘ
Javanese culture ⓘ
currentPerformerType male dancers ⓘ
dancePosition front line of the Reog formation ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Indonesian intangible cultural heritage (traditional practice) ⓘ
historicalPerformerType young women ⓘ
movementStyle agile ⓘ
graceful ⓘ
originProvince East Java Province ⓘ
linked to: East Java
originRegion Ponorogo Regency ⓘ
linked to: Ponorogo
performanceFunction adds elegance to Reog Ponorogo ⓘ
contrasts with fierce warok and barongan characters ⓘ
performanceGenre folk dance ⓘ
performanceSetting festivals ⓘ
ritual events ⓘ
tourist performances ⓘ
performingArtForm Reog Ponorogo dance ⓘ
propUsed flat woven horse ⓘ
jaran kepang ⓘ
kuda kepang ⓘ
relatedCharacter Barongan ⓘ
linked to: Singa Barong

Bujang Ganong ⓘ
Warok ⓘ
relatedTradition Reog performance tradition ⓘ
roleDescription graceful horse-rider character ⓘ
symbolism agility and refinement ⓘ
youth and beauty ⓘ
traditionalGender female ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reog Ponorogo → hasCharacter → Jathil ⓘ