The roof is curved like a boat consisting of bamboo structure currently part tongkonan using zinc roof.
Roof of toraja house.
The roof is curved like boat consisting of bamboo structure currently part tongkonan using zinc roof.
The roof is made of bamboo with a unique shape resembling a boat which has a reminder that long ago the ancestors of the tana toraja people crossed sulawesi by boat.
Tongkonan gets its name from the word tongkon which means to sit.
The interior of the room used as a bed and kitchen.
Tongkonan derived from the word tongkon meaning sit together.
Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house or rumah adat of the torajan people in south sulawesi indonesia.
There is a season for the ceremonies so the funerals are held weeks months or sometimes years after death.
Tongkonan used also as a place to store the bodies.
The construction of tongkonan is laborious work and it is usually built with the help of all family members or friends.
Tongkonan is traditional house from tana toraja south sulawesi.
Wall symbols and social status of the toraja community.
At the front there is a row of water buffalo horn.
Tongkonan is a traditional house of toraja people.
Like most of indo s austronesian based traditional architecture tongkonan are built on piles.
Many believe that tongokonan also resembles traditional house from padang rumah gadang.
Tongkonan is one of the highlights when exploring toraja tour.
Nowadays of course zinc roofs and nails are used increasingly.
The funeral ceremonies of tana toraja are among the most elaborate in the world.
In the original toraja society only nobles had the right to build tongkonan.
Tongkonan is a traditional house of toraja people.
At the front there is a row of water buffalo horn.
Traditionally the roof is constructed with layered bamboo and the wooden structure of the house assembled in tongue and groove fashion without nails.
Tongkonan is a traditional house of toraja people.
The interior of the room used as a bed and kitchen.
It has unique form corresponding to the shape of a boat that you can see from its roof.
Commoners live in s.
The roof is curved like boat consisting of bamboo structure currently part tongkonan using zinc roof.
Tongkonan used also as a place to store the bodies.
Nowadays of course zinc roofs and nails are used increasingly.
Traditionally the roof is constructed with layered bamboo and the wooden structure of the house assembled in tongue and groove fashion without nails.