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Adonara Island, A Piece of Heaven

[1 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | 141 views]

Adonara is an island located in the Nusa Tenggara islands, in the eastern island of Flores. Its area is 509 km², and its highest point is 1,676 m. The island is bounded by Solor Strait in the south (separating the island of Solor), the Flores Sea to the north, and …

Goong Renteng, The Forgotten Heritage

[18 Sep 2010 | Comments Off | 324 views]

Goong Renteng is Sundanse typical kind of gamelan(set of traditional musical instruments)which is quite old. Goong Renteng has been known since the 16th century, and spread in various regions of West Java.
According to Jakob Kunst (1934:386), Goong Renteng can be found in Cileunyi and Cikebo (Tanjungsari region, Sumedang), Lebakwangi (Pameungpeuk …

Mandau, Dayak Traditional Weapon

[20 Aug 2010 | Comments Off | 774 views]

Kalimantan/Borneo is one of five major islands in Indonesia. Actually the island is not only the origin place of Dayak tribe because there are also Banjar (South Kalimantan) and the Malays. But Borneo usually related with Dayak. Moreover,there are different culture developed among Dayaks themselves. In other words, cultures developed …

Tor-tor Dance, Batak Traditional Ritual

[22 Apr 2010 | Comments Off | 499 views]

Tor-tor dance is a dance that moves as a rhythm with the music accompaniment called Margondang which is played with traditional musical instruments such as gondang, flute, trumpet, and others.
According to the its history, Tor-tor dance was used in ritual ceremony associated with spirits where these spirits, where these spirits …

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