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Ngalau Indah is a cave area on the slopes of Mount Simarajo, Payakumbuh, West Sumatera with very unique contours, beautiful terraces and rocky. Ngalau Indah parking area is located at an altitude of a hill, around the edge of Highway 750 from Bukittinggi – Payakumbuh, with views out towards the …
Angklung art from Indonesia has just been ordained as one of the world heritage by UNESCO on a trial in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 November 2010. It was officially ordained as The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The word angklung is derived from angka(eng:number) that means the tone, …
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 …
Batik is a cultural craft with high artistic value and has become part of Indonesian culture (especially Java) since long. Batik is also the ancestral heritage of Indonesia that still remains. Each region has their own pattern with its own peculiarities.
One of those region is Bojonegoro. And Bojonegoro has officially …
Rencong is a traditional weapon of the region of Aceh, Indonesia, shaped like an L, but if you look more closely, it looks more like ‘Bismillah’(arabic: in the name of God) calligraphy. Rencong included in the category of dagger (not a knife or sword).
Origins
Before Rencong was known, the people of …
The form of limas house is very unique. In terms of language, limas(eng:pyramid) in bahasa Indonesia consists of lima(eng: five) and emas(eng:gold). While the trademark is on its pyramid-shaped roof and a pole or houses on stilts. The type of stage house or house on stilts is suitable with the …
In Sulawesi, there are 2 places called Makasar. One —with two s— is the name of the town which became the capital of South Sulawesi province. Other makasar —with one s— is a small island covering 138.8 hectares in the bay BauBau, Southeast Sulawesi. Its population is only 5000. Almost …
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