The traditional house in Indonesia (Sumatera) Part 2

North Sumatera : Ruma Gorga

Ruma gorga often called Ruma Bolon or "The Old Baganding" is a traditional house Batak tribe that once a symbol of social status of the people living in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. They are categorized as ethnic Batak tribe that includes 6, namely: Batak Toba, Karo Batak, Batak Pakpak, Simalungun Batak, Batak Angkola, and Batak Mandailing.

The term for Batak house adapted to jewelry. Traditional house with a wonderful variety of intricate decoration called ruma gorgasarimunggu or jabu. While traditional house that has no leaning or carving called jabu jabu god afternoon. For large-sized Ruma gorga  called Ruma Bolon. 

Apart from being a place to stay before Ruma Bolon also serves as a venue for religious ceremonies. Meanwhile, a small gorga ho called jabu parbale-balean. Besides them there are also ruma parsantian, the traditional house that belong to the youngest child.

Jambi : Rumah Lamo

Rumah Jambi synonymous with Malay customs. Inside the house drawn about human relationships in a nuclear family, extended family, and community. There is respect for elders, guarantee protection for children, live well in the family, and social harmony in the society. Here, the ethic of life is highly valued.

The oldest house there called Rumah Tuo belonging Umar Amra (67), a descendant of the 13th of Undup Pinang Cook. He was one of a nobleman of ancient Malay exodus from the village Kuto Rayo, Veil. The house is still strong despite Poster poles and wooden skeleton of Kulim, which is very hard flesh, it is 600 years old

Lampung : Rumah Nuwo Sesat  

One Nuwou Sesat remaining until now can be found in the village of Gedung Bathin, District Blambangan Umpu. The house is in the Rumah Sesat is hundreds of years old. Although his condition has begun to decay, but it still retains Nuwou Sesat original form, namely the stage where poles and other building materials are mostly made of wood, while the roof is made of woven fibers. At the front of the building there is a deck that ijan thatched roofed staircase to the entrance to the house. Meanwhile, the roof deck ijan called Rurung great.

Rumah Sesat also has a certain amount of space in which the bridge, which is the porch that serves as a small gathering. On the inside of the building there is a large space called pusiban, which serves as the official deliberations. In addition to meeting rooms, Interior of Rumah Sesat  also features tetabuhan space as a place to store the traditional musical instruments, as well as a brake elephant is a resting place for guest.

Bengkulu: Rumah Bubungan Lima

In Bengkulu Malay language, homes are also called "Rumah". The traditional house of Bengkulu, including the type of houses on stilts. Stage house is designed to protect residents from flooding. Besides, under the stage can also be used to store the carts, crops, farming tools, firewood, and also serves as a cattle shed.

The traditional house in Indonesia (Sumatera) Part 1

Here is the traditional house in Indonesia:

Aceh: Rumoh Aceh

For the Acehnese, building a house is like building a life. That's why the development performed must meet several requirements and go through several stages. The requirements are: choosing the good day by Teungku (local clerics), procurement of festivity, wood procurement options, and so on.

West Sumatera: Rumah Gadang

Rumah gadang or Rumah Godang is the name for a traditional house of Minangkabau traditional house and lot in encounter in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The house is also known by other names by the local people with the name Bagonjong house or there is also a mention by name Rumah Baanjung. Houses with this model are also often found in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. However, not all regions of the Minangkabau (darek) that should set custom homes, only in areas that already have the status of Rumah gadang these villages should be established. So also in the area called the shoreline, this custom home is no established previously by the nomads Minangkabau.

Riau: Selaso Jatuh Kembar, Lontiok

Rumah Selaso Jatuh is like custom homes but its function is not to stay but to customary consultation or meeting. Fall Salaso Hall has a floor breezeway circumference lower than the living room, because it is said Salaso Fall. All buildings both custom homes and customs hall is decorated mainly in the form of carving. At the peak of the roof there is always sticking up ornate wooden cross and was given a carved decoration usually called Salembayung or Sulobuyung which implies recognition of the Almighty God. The lobby in the Malay language called Selaso. Selaso fell significantly twins home alone with two hall (selaso, salaso) the lower floor of the living room.

South Sumatera: Rumah Limas

Rumah Limas  is a traditional house prototype Palembang. In addition characterized by a pyramid-shaped roof, this traditional home has a terraced floor levels called Bengkilas and only used for the benefit of the family as a celebration. Guests usually accepted in terrace or second floor.

Culture as civilization

Today, most people understand the idea of ​​"culture" that developed in Europe in the 18th century and beginning of the 19th century. The idea of ​​"culture" reflects an imbalance between the European powers and the power of the colonized areas.

They consider 'culture' as "civilization" as the opposite of "nature". According to this way of thinking, one culture with another culture can be compared; definitely one of the higher culture than other cultures.

In practice, the word culture refers to objects and activities that "elite" such as wearing clothes that are classy, fine art, or listening to classical music, while the cultured word used to describe people who know, and take part, of those activities in above.

For example, if someone had opinion that classical music is the music of the "classy", elite, and art flavor, while traditional music as music is considered tacky and outdated, the presumption arises that he is the one who is "culturally".

People who use the word "culture" in this way do not believe there are other cultures that exist, they believe that there is only one culture and a benchmark norms and values ​​around the world. According to this view, a person who has a different habit with their "cultured" is described as "not cultured", not as a man "of other cultures." People who are "not cultured" is said to be "natural," and observers often retain elements of high culture (high culture) to suppress the thought of "human nature".

Since the 18th century, some social critics have accepted the differences between cultured and civilized nation, but the comparison is-cultured and civilized nation can suppress interpretation-improvement and development of the interpretation of experience as a destructive and "unnatural" that obscure and distort the nature of the humans.

In this case, traditional music (which was created by the working class) is considered to express "a natural way of life" (natural way of life), and classical music as a decline and deterioration.

Currently mostly social scientists refuse to confront the culture with nature and monadic concept ever applies. They assume that culture previously considered "elite" and the "cultural elite" are the same - each community has a culture that can not be compared.

Social observers distinguish some cultures as popular culture (popular culture) or pop culture, meaning goods and activities that are produced and consumed by many people.