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Indonesia is a diverse ethnic and culture. The uniqueness of the tribes and culture that stretches from Sabang to Merauke is not only on traditional food, but also the shape of the house or the art of architecture.
Every house in all corners of Indonesia made based on function and location. This time, Popbela will discuss the traditional house of Papua simple yet full of philosophy and loaded function. There are at least seven types of Papuan traditional house complete with name and picture of the famous. What?
1. Honai House
Unique one of a people of Papua are the men and women who have grown up living separately. For adult males, they lived in a house called Honai. Usually, the Honai can you find in the valley or the mountains.
See it at first glance, the custom home of the Dani Tribe is similar to fungi because of their circular shape and the roof is conical. The roof of the house Honai bigger than the walls and made of straw. The roof of the house Honai made thus to protect the walls from rain water.
Honai house is small, which is only 5 square meters and consists of two separate rooms in two floors. The first floor used to perform a variety of activities and the second floor to the bed. The average size house Honai is not too wide and tend to be narrow. This meant that the home keep warm to resist the cold temperatures at night.
Honai houses usually used to store the bodies are preserved or mummified, save the game and the weapons of war. Objects inheritance of ancestral and customary symbol is also stored here.
2. Home Ebai
If Honai houses intended for an adult male, house Ebai populated by adult women. Ebai is derived from the word ebe which means the body and ai which means women. Ebai meaningful women is body for life before a person is born in the world.
Home Ebai has a size that is small and short compared with the Honai house. Home Ebai is located at the left or right side of the Honai the door is not aligned with the Honai house.
At home Ebai this is usually the girls do various activities. Here also, the mothers will teach their children about various things before the children get married later.
3. Home Wamai
Not far from the Honai house and home Ebai usually there is a small home in the nearby called home Wamai. This house used as animal enclosure of livestock, such as chickens, pigs, a dog or a goat. Form Wamai is very flexible, can be square or circle depending on the number of pets that inhabit the house.
4. Home Kariwari
If Honai became the hallmark of Dani, home Kariwari be typical house Tobati-Enggros Tribe that mostly inhabit the region of Lake Sentani, Jayapura. Home Kariwari is a place of residence for men who have aged 12 years. It was here that the boy learn about the life and earn a living. They are taught to sculpt, hunting, make a boat, up to the war.
Kariwari have up to 20 meters high and consists of three floors. One floor is used for the study, the second floor is used as a meeting place of the heads of tribes, while the third floor is used for rest, meditation or prayer.
Home Kariwari square-shaped eight with a roof pursed. This form is believed to be able to hold the house of a gust of wind.
5. Home Rumsram
Furthermore, the home Rumsram which is home to the indigenous Tribal Biak Numfor. Home Rumsram only have one room without a bulkhead and has two doors and a window. The shape of the house Rumsram such as the house of the stage under the open without bulkhead.
Home Rumsram inhabited by the boys of the Tribe Biak Numfor 12-year-old. It was here that they will learn about the life and earn a living. Sculpt, make a boat, and the way to war is a science that is taught to the boys of the.
6. Home Millipedes
House on stilts in Papua, this one is very unique. This house has a buffer that is pretty much up until the called the house of millipedes. Homes such as this are commonly found in the heart of the Arfak Mountains, the place of the Tribe of Hatam, Moille, Meyakh, and Sough. House on stilts is made thus to avoid the attacks of wild beasts.
7. Tree House
Last there is the tree house belonged to the Tribe of Korowai. This house is actually built on top of the tree with a height of 15-30 feet from the surface of the soil. Tribe of Korowai build this house to avoid the attack of wild beasts and evil spirits. Unfortunately, the Tribe of Korowai now only 3000 of the soul and the tree house was already rare at this time.
It turns out not only as a place to live, custom homes Papua spa also has a very deep meaning, yes, Bela. You ever see a direct yet?
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