Limas House, Indonesian Tradisional House

Limas House is the traditional home of South Sumatra Province From its name, it is clear that this House shaped limas. The building is terraced with a philosophy of its own culture for each class. Level-this level is referred to as society bengkilas. If you drop by to one of Limas House on the territory of this Empire, you will be accepted on the terrace or the second floor only. Limas House is extensive and is often used as a wedding venue or custom event. Wide ranging from 400 to 1000 square meters. Materials materials in making the walls, floors, as well as the use of wood kebesi. While for poles home, generally using the unglen water resistant wood. In contrast to order house made from wood. This wood is quite rare. This wood is intentionally not used for the bottom of the Limas House, for Fun in the wooden culture were forbidden to step on or was jumped over.

Palembang's cultural values can also you feel from the ornament carved on the doors and walls. In addition to the traditional house-shaped limas, South Sumatra is also looking like a stage House with the pillars up to dipancang into the ground. This is due to the geographical conditions of the environment in the area's waters.

Very strong underlying custom homebuilding Limas. This House belongs to levels accompanied by five room that referred to the steps. This became the symbol of the five levels of community life, namely, age, type, talent, rank and dignity. The details of each class also varies.

On the first level is called the tenggalung fence, it has no border wall, just like home. The atmosphere at the first level the more relaxed and always serves as a place to receive guests while custom event. Then we go to the second room. Jogan, as they call it, is used as a special gathering place for men. Up again to the third space named third steps. Surely the higher floor position and given limits by using a baffle. This room is usually the place to receive the invitation in an event or celebration, especially for contamination free is already half of the middle-aged. Go to the fourth, steps to the fourth room, which has a higher position again.

As well as those who are welcome to fill this room also have a closer kinship relationships and respected, such as invitations, dapunto and datuk. Well, the fifth space that has the widest size is called gegajah. Therein lies the Hall of pangkeng, danamben, and tetuo amben family. Amben is the porch of the deliberations. Tetuo Amben itself used as a host to receive the guest of honor as well as the bridal altar in the event of marriage. Compared to other spaces, gegajah is the most special because it has a very high privacy position. That's how every space and depth of Limas House which has its characteristics of each.

Level or gravestone belonging to the Limas House signifies the lineage of the original community of palembang. In culture, known three types of lineage or one's position, i.e. Kiagus, or down and Massagus, as well as Raden. Levels or undakannya any case. The lowest is the gathering place of the Kiagus. Furthermore, the second one is filled by the line down and or Massagus. And then Thirdly, reserved for the highest monarchians Raden.

On the other hand, ornaments or carvings in the Limas House also have specific symbols. If you look carefully into it, it would seem the trappings of simbar or horns on the top of the roof. Simbar with Jasmine ornaments symbolize the Crown of which means harmony and Majesty to this custom home. Antlers that decorate the roof also means certain according to the numbers.

Currently construction of the limas House South Sumatra have rarely done. Its area cost that much higher when compared to building a House. But don't worry, you can visit the Limas House belongs to the family Bayuki Wahab on JL. Maj. Ruslan and Hashim Ning on JL. Pulo, 26 Ilir, Palembang. Here, you will feel like being in the past with the feel of a traditional House is a very strong influence on culture.

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