Abstract
This study discusses about the symbolic meaning of rimpu as a symbol of female identity in Bima community. The study focuses on Bima community especially in Donggo village. The subjects of the study were religion leaders, society leaders, and native people of Bima community. The data are collected through observation, identification, note taking, recording and interview to know how rimpu is used as the symbol of female Identity. The data will be analyzed by descriptive qualitative. It is means that done by words. The Further, I used descriptive and qualitative method where The results show that rimpu is a typical female fashion using traditional Sarong product as a material. Rimpu is a symbol of female identity in Bima community. This study also finds the important points regarding how rimpu culture acts in building the symbolizationof female identity. Thus, there are two kinds of rimpu, namely Rimpu Mpida and Rimpu Colo .Rimpu Mpida is the identity of a woman who is not married who should not show her face. Meanwhile Rimpu Colo is identity of women who are allowed to show the entire face. This model is also often called the veil special of Bima community.