DP56_34 - A view of a house roof, Karo-Batak village, Tanjong Morawa, Sumatra, Indonesia.

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionIn the centre of the ridge of the roof a miniature house resembling the larger house is built as a shelter for the ancestral spirits.Date Original4 August 1963CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0062 DP56_05-18, 21-23, 25-38, DP57_01-03Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectSumatraIndonesiaKaro-BatakHousesRoofs

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DP56_34 - A view of a house roof, Karo-Batak village, Tanjong Morawa, Sumatra, Indonesia.

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