Traditional House Architecture in Papua

in Hive.IO Community4 years ago

Indonesia is an orchipelago Country rich in culture and characteristics of region. Papua Province which is in Eastern and, has many tribes there.
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Some tribes are also known for their community life and housing forms, as in general , when humans are still very close to nature. Then the ties between tribes are very strong.

They group and work together to face life's challanges. Many of the tribes in Papua continue the pattern to society that obeys separating house for men only, people who are elderly and so on.


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The houses, a thered in a protected and safe environment. Apart from the types of houses in the construction is built directly an the ground, such as the housing of the Dani tribe are still many types of houses that are built on high pillars such as in the Benturi, Arfu , Manikions and so on.


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Social development has changet the original pattern of seltlement practises such as the houses (Honai) of the Dani tribe and houses of worship known as Kariwari.

The shape of the building is round. Three to four meters in diameter and two and a half meter high. Simple building contruction, but has special characteristic in connection construction.


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The house is built from a wooden frame of poles that are curved above, meeting each other tied by rattan ropes, walls of parcels in term of construction can be accounted for.


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From the composition of the building it turn out that they already know Architecture, as evidenced by their ability to form a harmonious composition, so that it looks attractive and beautiful, thank you.
August,2020.