Six Iconic North Sumatra Traditional Houses, Fun to Explore
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This traditional house is made of nibung wood which is used as a support and a roof made of thatch for the Omo Hada traditional house while Omo Sebua uses a clay roof. Its uniqueness is that its solid foundation makes it shock resistant.
3. Bolon Traditional House
Rumah adat Bolon Batak di Pulau Samosir
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This Bolon traditional house has a unique appearance because of its roof shape which is similar to a horse's saddle with a very sharp tip. This traditional house is a house on stilts whose part under the stage reaches 1.7 meters from the ground.
The interior of this North Sumatran traditional house has no partitions and is left alone. This one house is made of wooden planks whose roof is made of palm fiber or thatch leaves. Similar to the Nias traditional house, this house does not use nails but uses ropes to unite the materials of the house to make it resistant to shocks.
4. Bagas Godang Traditional House
Desa Sibanggor Julu di Mandailing Natal, Sumatra Utara.
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The Bagas Godang Traditional House or commonly referred to as the Mandailing Traditional House because it comes from the Mandailing Batak Tribe.
This North Sumatra traditional house was originally a place to stay or just rest. However, now, it has become a cultural heritage and can be used by the community for deliberations or community meetings.
The Bagas Godang traditional house has a characteristic rectangular shape to the back with a triangular roof. The top of the roof looks like a scissor shape. This part of the roof was then dubbed the form of tarup silengkung dolok or the shape of the Pedati roof.
5. Pakpak Traditional House
Rumah Adat Pakpak
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The Pakpak Traditional House has the brightest look because it is dominated by red and orange colors on the roof and walls. However, there are also Pakpak traditional houses that still wear black and brown on the roof and then white on the walls.
