Variasi Wajah Pria dan Wanita Betawi di Perkampungan Budaya Betawi Setu Babakan

Abstract

The functions of face are different among people, to know the expression and emotion, and also non-verbal communication. Betawi ethnic are the results of marriages between people from all over archipelago and also from outside. Betawi Population is believed to be native of Jakarta. The aim of this research was to study variations of male and female Betawi faces in Perkampungan Budaya Betawi Setu Babakan. The subject were 49 male with age between 14-68 years (mean = 21,59 years) and 74 female with age between 14-66 years (mean = 29,97 years). Description and analysis of face used thin plate spline formula in morphometric geometrics. This formula could describe the shift of anatomy points from one shape to another. The result showed one general type and two special types of face variations on the front face and side face. Front face typology was different than side face. Using different anatomy points produce different face typology. Variation of face shape could be found in face height, face width, glabella, nose, and jaw. The age range of male and female face was spread evenly in every male and female types. Typology of the face was not influenced by age. Assimilation in the mating pattern does not preclude the formation of facial variations.