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A jabu - Toba Batak house. Batak architecture refers to the related architectural traditions and designs of the various Batak peoples of North Sumatra, Indonesia.Six groups of Batak speak separate but related languages: the Angkola, the Mandailing to the south, the Toba, to the north the Pakpak/Dairi, the Simalungun, and the Karo.
Batak architecture (North Sumatra) includes the boat-shaped jabu homes of the Toba Batak people, with dominating carved gables and dramatic oversized roof, and are based on an ancient model. The Minangkabau of West Sumatra build the Rumah Gadang , distinctive for their multiple gables with dramatically upsweeping ridge ends.
Batak architecture (North Sumatra) includes the boat-shaped jabu homes of the Toba Batak people, with dominating carved gables and dramatic oversized roofs, and are based on an ancient model. Meanwhile, the Karo Batak house has a high roof, in the form of a combination of a gable or two gables crossed over a hip roof. Other Batak groups also ...
A jabu - a Toba Batak house. The Indonesian island of Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the world. The rich ethnic diversity and historical heritage in Sumatra is reflected in the range of architectural styles in the island.
Ruma Bolon, traditional house of the Batak people Ruma Bolon in Samosir island.. A bolon house (Batak Toba: Ruma Bolon) is a Northern Sumatra traditional house in Indonesia. [1]
In addition to the Minangkabau's rumah gadang, the Batak of Lake Toba region build the boat-shaped jabu with dominating carved gables and dramatic oversize roofs, and the people of Nias build the fortified omo sebua houses on massive ironwood pillars with towering roof structures. The Minangkabau are indigenous to the highlands of central Sumatra.
Batak Toba people frequently build in traditional Batak architecture styles which are common in Samosir. Cultural demonstrations, performances, and festivities such as Sigale Gale are often held for tourists. Paleontological research done in the Humbang region of the west side of Toba Lake suggests that human activity existed 6,500 years ago ...
Siwaluh Jabu is a tribal house of the Karo people of Indonesia. [1] Siwaluh jabu also refers to Karo people in ancient times. [1] References