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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]
A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra. Ethnic groups in Indonesia are often associated with their distinctive form of rumah adat. [2] The houses are at the centre of a web of customs, social relations, traditional laws, taboos, myths, and religions that bind the villagers together.
Sundanese traditional house refers to the traditional vernacular houses of the Sundanese people, who predominantly inhabited the western parts of Java island (West Java and Banten provinces), Indonesia. The architecture of a Sundanese house is characterized by its functionality, simplicity, modesty, uniformity with a little detail, its use of ...
Uma houses are traditional vernacular houses found on the western part of the island of Siberut in Indonesia. The island is part of the Mentawai islands off the west coast of Sumatra . The structures are influenced by the Acehnese style, built on a much larger scale.
An uma is the traditional house of the Gajo district which borders Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Like the majority of the traditional vernacular architecture of Austronesian peoples, an uma is built on piles. It is inhabited by a number of related families and has a men's front gallery, central sleeping quarters, and a rear women's ...
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.
The majority of the traditional houses in the more developed parts of the island are no longer used. However, in the southern part of the island they are still lived in as most villagers cannot afford to change their way of life, but also because they are proud of their culture and as tourism increases there is a financial incentive to maintain ...
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 ...