DP131_04 - A view of a house, Purba Tonga, Simalungun, Sumatra, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe saddle-backed steeply pitched roof thatched with sugar palm fibre, the long horizontal beams made of tree trunks notched into strong wooden piles and the wooden walls are characteristic features. In addition, this house has an umbrella-like small structure on the ridge of its roof, and its roof is covered with moss. Note : Dorothy Pelzer refers to this as "Doctor's house"Date Original20 November 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0085 DP130_36-38; DP131_01-10 & 12Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectPurbaTongaSimalungunSumatraIndonesiaHouses

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP131_04

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Source testDorothy Pelzer