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Traditional architecture. Tongkonan is the traditional home of Toraja people. The roof resembles a boat, made of bamboo structures but currently the majority of tongkonans use a tin roof. At the front there is a row of buffalo horns. The inside of the room is used as a bedroom and kitchen. Derived from the word tongkon which means sitting together. Tongkonan is divided into levels or roles in the social strata in Toraja society. In front there is tongkonan barn, called 'grass'. This barn pillar is made of palm tree trunks. Currently most of it has been casted. At the front of the warehouse there is a variety of carvings, including pictures of chickens and sun.

Traditional architecture

Here is a brief explanation of Tongkonan traditional house in Toraja. Tongkonan is a traditional house with wooden stage house structure. At the bottom of the house is usually used as a cow shed. Tongkonan roof shape curved. Some say shaped like a boat. According to local stories, the first tongkonan was built by the Creator in heaven. Previously only nobles were entitled to build tongkonan. In addition, tongkonan custom house can not be owned individually but passed down from generation to generation by ethnic Toraja.

custom home

Architecture or form Toraja traditional house or Tongkonan resembles a sailboat or longa and carved walls, and facing north. Tongkonan general function of this is a gathering place for family great to celebrate a traditional feast good signs tuka 'or signs solo'. Building form tongkonan distinguished three kinds:

1. BANUA patang lanta 'consists of 4 rooms, namely:

• Inan kabusungan, room southern part was not so extensive and serves to place to keep sacred objects or heirlooms and valuable and to open this place to be the cutting ceremony buffalo, pork or chicken. (Eg in Tallu Lembangna in Important houses Kaero, a place to store the banner of the kingdom " bate 'manurun ", the sword Dosso, Maniang etc.
• Sumbung, its function as a room bed indigenous stakeholders with family
• Sali tangnga, function as a place of special meetings and guest oara bed and a place to put the bodies.
• Sali is the northern part of the lowest as a meal offering kitchen and bed servants and employees.

2.Banua Tallung Lanta 'which consisted of three rooms, namely:

• Sumbung, southern part of the space that serves to bed indigenous stakeholders with family and a place to store heirlooms or other valuable places.
• Sali, as a place of special meetings or other ceremonies and the guest bed and a place to put the bodies.
• Tangdo 'which functions as a kitchen, where offerings of grain and bedding subordinates.

3. BANUA Duang lanta 'which consisted of two rooms, namely:

• Sumbung, southern part of the space that is not so wide and serves to bed and save possessions.
• Sali, which functions as a meal offering, a kitchen and a place to put the bodies.

Typical characteristics Traditional House Tongkonan

Keep in mind that the traditional house architecture Tongkonan always follow the model village where houses are constructed tongkonan. However, the architecture will never escape the grip of philosophy and certain inherited from generation to generation. Philosophy and grip, among other things:

1. Layers and Shapes

The house has three layers tongkonan rectangular meaningful four events in human life, namely, the birth, life, worship and death. This rectangle is also a symbol of the four directions of the compass. Each house tongkonan should face north to symbolize the beginning of life, while at the rear is south symbolize the end of life.

2. The structure of the traditional house tongkonan.

The structure of the building follows the macro-structure of the cosmos which has 3 layers banua (home) the upper part (rattiang banua), middle (kale banua) and bottom (sulluk banua).

• The top (rattiang banua) is used as a place to save heirloom that has a value that is considered sacred and precious objects. On the roof of a house made of bamboo structure options that have been set up in such a way is then compiled and bound by rattan and fibers. This bamboo roof can last for hundreds of years.
• The middle section (kale banua) tongkonan house has three parts with different functions. First, Tengalok in the northern part functioned as a living room. But sometimes, this room used to put offerings. Second, Sali in the middle. The room is usually functioned as a place for a family gathering, dining room, kitchen and the resting place of the dead. And the last room is a connecting room that is widely used by the head of the family.
• The lower part (sulluk banua) was used as a place to put the pet and farm tools. The foundation stone carved rectangular selection.

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