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The rumah ibu (main house) as the auditorium; The rumah dapur (kitchen) as the stage and rehearsal hall. [4] The interior was constructed using local resources such as Langkawi's marble and high-quality tropical wood for the doors crafted by hand to shape flowers and leaf motifs.
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]
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.
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They can be 300 m 2 in area. Built on piles, they traditionally have no windows. The insides are separated into different dwelling spaces by partitions with inter-connecting doors. Villages are built alongside riverbanks and are made of one or more communal Uma longhouses and single-story family houses called lalep.
Maps and electoral vote counts for the 2012 presidential election. Our latest estimate has Obama at 323 electoral votes and Romney at 191.