Their culture is, with property and land being passed down from mother to daughter religious and political affairs are the province of men. In addition to the Minangkabau's rumah gadang, the of region build the boat-shaped jabu with dominating carved and dramatic oversize roofs, and the people of build the fortified omo sebua houses on massive pillars with towering roof structures.The Minangkabau are indigenous to the highlands of central. The most common housing forms have traditionally been wooden and raised on piles, built of locally gathered materials, with steeply pitched, roofs.
This diversity is reflected in a range variety of often dramatic traditional homes known as rumah adat. The great trees required for large scale construction are now, however, in strictly limited supply.Sumatra is home to one of the most diverse range of peoples in the Southeast Asian archipelago. An, however, is the largest and most magnificent example of this traditional style.ĭespite large-scale, Sumatra still has millions of acres of unexploited that provide. Today, rumah gadang architectural elements, especially its gonjong horn-like curved roof can be found in modern structures, such as governor and regencies office buildings, marketplaces, hotels, facade of. Throughout the region, numerous buildings demonstrate the design elements of rumah gadang, including genuine vernacular timber masonry structures built for customary ceremonies, to the more mundane modern structure like those of government offices and public facilities. The term rumah gadang usually refers to the larger communal homes, however, smaller single residences share many of its architectural elements.In, traditional rumah gadang reflect the province’s Minangkabau people, and has become the symbol of West Sumatra and Minangkabau culture.
Shuttered windows are built into walls incised with profuse painted floral carvings. In the Minangkabau society, the rumah gadang is owned by the women of the family who live there ownership is passed from mother to daughter.The houses have dramatic curved roof structure with multi-tiered, upswept gables.
A rumah gadang serves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities.
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