DP128_38 - A close up of house beams, Lingga, Karo, Sumatra, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe beams at the corner of the house are mortised into openings in the vertical pole and the interlocking cross beams. The low side wall has painted decorations. (Note : Dorothy Pelzer refers to this as "skull house")Date Original4 November 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0085 DP128_37 & 38; DP129_01-09Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectLinggaKaroSumatraIndonesiaHousesDecoration and ornament

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DP128_38 - A close up of house beams, Lingga, Karo, Sumatra, Indonesia

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