DP57_17 - A view of a house, Simalungun, Sumatra, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe roof is constructed in typical Batak style with a steep rise and is covered with sugar palm fibre. On its ridge is a miniature house for ancestral spirits. Next to the house is a rice barn with a similar roof. Note : Dorothy Pelzer was uncertain of location for DP57_4-28. However, on examination and comparison, DP57_13&14, 17-27 appear similar to DP129_12-16, 19-30 which are of the raja's palace and other houses in the museum complex in Pematang PurbaDate Original4 August 1963CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0062 DP57_09-10, 12-14, 17-27SEACC CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectSimalungunSumatraIndonesiaHousesRoofs

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP57_17

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Source testDorothy Pelzer