DP105_20 - A view of a longa (overhanging roof section) of a tongkonan (ancestral house) near Tikala, Toraja, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThree beautifully decorated short vertical hanging spars support the rising curve of the roof. The cross beams, also decorated with symbolic motifs, support the two upward slanting beams of the longa of a tongkonan (ancestor house).Date Original21 June 1965CountryIndonesia

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Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectTikalaTorajaIndonesiaLonga (Overhanging roof section)Tongkonan (Ancestral house)Houses

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP105_20

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Source testDorothy Pelzer