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Cultural properties of Indonesia are those items defined by Indonesian law as of "important value for history, science, and culture", and include both man-made artefacts and natural objects. [1] The cultural properties number more than 8,000 and include ancient Hindu and Buddhist temples , mosques , historic colonial buildings , forts , art ...
A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra. With few exceptions, the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago share a common Austronesian ancestry (originating in Taiwan, c. 6,000 years ago [4]) or Sundaland, a sunken area in Southeast Asia, and the traditional homes of Indonesia share a number of characteristics, such as timber construction and varied and elaborate roof structures. [4]
Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat, of the Torajan people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tongkonan has a distinguishing boat-shaped and oversized saddleback roof. Like most of the Indonesia's Austronesian-based traditional architecture, tongkonan is built on piles. Its construction is a laborious task, and it is usually ...
Mbaru Niang is located in the traditional settlement of the Manggarai people in Waerebo, Satar Lenda Village, Satar Mesa District, Manggarai Regency. The location of Waerebo Village is at coordinates 8°46'8.88" South Latitude and 120°17'1.81" East Longitude.
Rumoh Aceh (Acehnese: "Aceh house") is a type of traditional vernacular house found in the Aceh Province in Indonesia.It is basically a wooden pile dwelling.Rumoh Aceh is the largest and tallest of all vernacular house types found in Aceh Province, the others are the Rumoh Santeut and the Rangkang.
According to adat, a rumah gadang must have at least five ruang, and the ideal number is nine. The other lanjar are used as a common area, called the labuah gajah (elephant road), for living and ceremonial events. A number of rice barns ideally accompany a rumah gadang, with each having a
Baileo is a custom house, [1] in Maluku and North Maluku, Indonesia. [2] The term is derived from the word bale or balai, which is a word for a village meeting place. [3] The house is a representation of the Baileo Maluku culture and has an important function in the life of the community [2] that is why the structure forms part of the identity of any community in the Moluccas.
Rumah ulu evolved from an older type of houses known as the rumah uluan, the most basic form of rumah ulu. Rumah uluan is basically a type of wooden stage house, typical vernacular architecture in the Nusantara archipelago. [2] Rumah uluan was built over very thick wooden posts (tiang duduk/kong), usually numbered six to nine. The posts are ...