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Honey or Honai?
Let's count 1, 2 and 3. Yes, this is the third Indonesian traditional house in our blog, Honai House! Without any further, let's see what Honai House is
Honai house is Papua traditional house which is being occupied by Dani tribe. Dani tribe is an old tribe that exist in Papua beside Asmat tribe. Honai house is formed by woods with cone roof that is composed by straws.
Honai house has a very small door and it doesn't have any window. Actually, there is reason why Dani tribe build a house with small size. That's because this small house without windows will protect Dani tribes from cold air.
Honai house consist of 2 floors!! Can you imagine this small house consist of 2 floors? This is the special ability of Dani house in architecture. First floor is used for sleep and the second floor is used for relax, eat, and others family activities. Honai house's height is only 2,5 meters and it has middle part which is used for bonfire.
Still can't believe that Honai house has 2 floors? Just see and come. You will see how indigenous people can't be undermined in the aspect of art intelligence.
Honai house has a very small door and it doesn't have any window. Actually, there is reason why Dani tribe build a house with small size. That's because this small house without windows will protect Dani tribes from cold air.
Honai house consist of 2 floors!! Can you imagine this small house consist of 2 floors? This is the special ability of Dani house in architecture. First floor is used for sleep and the second floor is used for relax, eat, and others family activities. Honai house's height is only 2,5 meters and it has middle part which is used for bonfire.
Still can't believe that Honai house has 2 floors? Just see and come. You will see how indigenous people can't be undermined in the aspect of art intelligence.
Other side of Jakarta: its traditional house!
Most of people will think about a luxury city when they read the word "Jakarta" but actually there's other side that you should know about the capital city of Indonesia. If most of people often see a lot of great houses in Jakarta. Actually, there is more unique house called Kebaya House. It is the name of Betawi traditional house. Here are some description of it.
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Kebaya House has a very simple architecture with a rectangular ground. Since Betawian still use Kebaya house as their residence, it has the same parts and rooms like common house. There are living room, bedroom, kitchen, veranda, bathroom, etc. So what makes this house so special? The most prominent part of this house is its roof. It has shape that looks like a shield and it has additional little roof to prevent the rain splashes.
Overall, Kebaya House is composed by bamboo and woods.
On the other side, Betawian use the veranda to serve the guests. It reflects the hospitality of Betawi people. So for you who wants to visit Indonesia, you must see this Kebaya house and meet Betawian so you can feel the real hospitality that you might not get in another part of the world.
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Kebaya House has a very simple architecture with a rectangular ground. Since Betawian still use Kebaya house as their residence, it has the same parts and rooms like common house. There are living room, bedroom, kitchen, veranda, bathroom, etc. So what makes this house so special? The most prominent part of this house is its roof. It has shape that looks like a shield and it has additional little roof to prevent the rain splashes.
Overall, Kebaya House is composed by bamboo and woods.
On the other side, Betawian use the veranda to serve the guests. It reflects the hospitality of Betawi people. So for you who wants to visit Indonesia, you must see this Kebaya house and meet Betawian so you can feel the real hospitality that you might not get in another part of the world.
Bengkulu Traditional House
Hello the world! We choose Bengkulu to start our journey on this blog. Well, here we goooo
In Bengkulu Malayan language, the residence is called “Rumah”. Traditional house of Bengkulu is included as stage house model. The architecture is formed to protect its owner from flood. Besides that, the lower part of this house has function as place to save wagon, harvests, agriculture equipment, woods, and also the cage of animals.
You have two options to see this Bengkulu traditional house. First, you can go directly to Bengkulu or second you can go to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta. TMII provides you miniatures of Indonesian traditional houses and Bengkulu traditional house is included in it.
Bengkulu traditional house is totally recommended to be visited because you will be the witness of Indonesian awesome culture. Beside that, you will get another favor which is the chance to see the traditional weapon of Bengkulu and other traditional stuffs that come from this province that is located in Sumatera island.
In Bengkulu Malayan language, the residence is called “Rumah”. Traditional house of Bengkulu is included as stage house model. The architecture is formed to protect its owner from flood. Besides that, the lower part of this house has function as place to save wagon, harvests, agriculture equipment, woods, and also the cage of animals.
Bengkulu’s
traditional house has some parts. They are:
1.
Upper Part
The
upper part of house is formed by:
a.
Roof: from fibers, bamboo, or zinc
b.
Bubungan: bubungan has some kind of
shapes. They are
a.
1. Bubungan Lima
a.
2. Bubungan Limas
a.
3. Bubungan Haji (bubungan Sembilan)
a.
4. Bubungan Jembatan
a.
5. The combination of bubungan Lima
and bubungan Jembatan
c.
Pacu: is ceiling that is created from
plank (Sera)
d.
Peran: is the block which is connected
the plank at the ceiling
2.
Middle part
a.
Sills
b.
Walls: the walls has animals and
plants carving
c.
Windows
d.
Door
e.
Tulusi (ventilation): is usually
placed in the upper of door or windows
f.
Pillars: has function as house’s
cantilever
g.
Bendu: the block that across on the
wall
3.
Lower part
a.
Floor: from plank or bamboo
b.
Talian: medium plank which has
function as a place to put the plank for floor
c.
Blandar: the cantilever of talian
d.
Bidai: is a very thick bamboo that
placed in the lower part of floor to protect the owner of rival’s jab.
e.
Lapik tiang: the stone foundation of
house
f.
The stairs
You have two options to see this Bengkulu traditional house. First, you can go directly to Bengkulu or second you can go to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta. TMII provides you miniatures of Indonesian traditional houses and Bengkulu traditional house is included in it.
Bengkulu traditional house is totally recommended to be visited because you will be the witness of Indonesian awesome culture. Beside that, you will get another favor which is the chance to see the traditional weapon of Bengkulu and other traditional stuffs that come from this province that is located in Sumatera island.
Indonesia, the biggest archipelago country in the world
There are some archipelago countries all around the world, but have you ever known that Indonesia is the biggest archipelago country in the world? Indonesia has 13.487 islands which is spread out in the region of South East Asia.
Since Indonesia has a lot of islands, it has a lot of tribes as well. These every tribes has their own unique traditional houses and we dedicate this blog to portray the horizon of Indonesia's traditional houses. We hope this blog is worth to be read.
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