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South Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Selatan) is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia.It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra.The regency covers an area of 4,205.33 square kilometres and had a population of 202,251 at the 2010 Census, [2] 224,588 in 2015 and 232,414 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official population estimate in 2023 was 236,933. [1]
It is quite difficult to define Indonesian art, since the country is immensely diverse.The sprawling archipelago nation consists of 17,000 islands. [1] Around 922 of those permanently inhabited, [2] by over 600 ethnic groups, [3] [4] which speak more than 700 living languages.
Since 1992, cultural properties have been protected under Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 5 of 1992 regarding Cultural Properties (Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 5 Tahun 1992 tentang Benda Cagar Budaya), which was passed by President Suharto on 21 March. This new law was passed as the old, colonial laws were considered no longer ...
The culture of Indonesia (Indonesian: Budaya Indonesia) has been shaped by the interplay of indigenous customs and diverse foreign influences. With over 600 distinct ethnic groups , including significant Austronesian and Melanesian cultures, contributing to its rich traditions, languages , and customs, Indonesia is a melting pot of diversity.
The Aneuk Jamee people are originally Minangkabau people who have migrated to Aceh in the 19th century, [2] and intermarried with the Acehnese people, Kluet people, Singkil people and Devayan people. In terms of language, the Anuek Jamee language is considered as a dialect of the Minangkabau language that has a mixture of Aceh 's native languages.
Rumoh Aceh are always oriented with their gables facing east and west. [4] The east–west direction may originally have been connected with life-death – this sacred-profane symbolism is commonly found in Indonesia. [7] After the Islamization of Aceh, the west direction is sometimes associated with the direction of Mecca. [8]
The era of revolution in Indonesia made many Indonesian painters shift from romantic themes to tend toward "populist". Objects related to the natural beauty of Indonesia were considered a theme that betrayed the nation, because they were considered to be a curse on the capitalists who were enemies of the popular ideology of communism at that time.
Acehnese traditional house. After the independence of Indonesia, the museum became the property of the Regional Government of Aceh. In 1969, under the initiative of Teuku Hamzah Bendahara, the Aceh Museum was moved from the old place (Blang Padang) to its present location in Jalan Sultan Alaidin Mahmudsyan on a 10,800 m2 land.