Vocational Training on Wood Carving in Kete Kesu Village, North –Toraja Regency

Abstract

This research is an effort to document the practice of wood carving vocational training in Kete Kesu, North Toraja. The purpose of this article is to describe the practice of wood carving training, including the place and participants, training methods, and comparisons between current and past training. This research used a case study method with data sources from the people involved (trainers, trainee, and community leaders), training activities, artefacts and the equipment. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The data were analyzed qualitatively to answer the research questions. The findings of the research are (1) wood carving vocational training activities in Kete Kesu, was based: in households and within the scope of neighbors, where members teach each other the skills in wood carving they have. (2) the training method used is the imitation method where the trainees imitate the skills practiced by the trainer; (3) There is a difference between the practice of wood carving vocational training in the past and the present due to changes in the lives of the people of Kete Kesu. Keywords—craft training, wood carving, Kete Kesu village,