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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]
The mandau is a traditional weapon commonly used by people in West Kalimantan. A mandau is a kind of machete and some are used for everyday purposes. Other weapons are a shield, blowgun, spear, and sickle. The mandau is used for the purposes of war, decorated with human hair as a symbol of courage.
West Kotawaringin Regency consists of six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1]
Kotabaru Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan.It consists of two parts; the smaller (2,375.44 km 2) but more populated insular part comprises Laut Island ("Sea Island"), the largest island off the coast of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), together with the smaller Sebuku Island off Laut Island's east coast and other even smaller islands nearby ...
The province of Central Kalimantan in Indonesia is divided into regencies which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as Kecamantan. The districts of Central Kalimantan, with the regency each falls into, are as follows:
The province of East Kalimantan in Indonesia is divided into 10 regencies and cities which in turn are divided administratively into 105 districts, known as kecamatan. Each district have their own villages or subdistricts, rural ones are known as desa or kampung (only in Berau, Mahakam Ulu and West Kutai), while urban ones are known as kelurahan.
A Rumah Gadang serves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities. In the matrilineal Minangkabau society, the Rumah Gadang is owned by the women of the family who live there; ownership is passed from mother to daughter. The houses have a dramatic curved roof structure with multi-tiered, upswept gables.
Rumah Lanting A type of traditional house of the Banjar people, where the foundation is a raft made from big logs of wood floats on the rivers of South Kalimantan. This raft is made from big logs of wood. Rumah Joglo Gudang or Rumah Bulat This type of house has the roof that is similar to Javanese-style house, Joglo, hence the name. While the ...