Traditional House of North Sumatra

Traditional House of North Sumatra - The Republic of Indonesia is a unitary state country composed of many islands and of course many tribes. Some tribes have several distinctive characteristics. One of them is a custom home or a traditional home. In Sumatra there is Traditional House of North Sumatra. Actually a lot of traditional houses located in North Sumatra, but this time I will discuss about Karo Traditional House. Karo Traditional House is famous with its architectural beauty of art that is so distinctive, stout and sturdy titivate with ornaments that contain rich of philosophical values. Form, function and meaning of traditional house Karo illustrates the close relationship between society Karo with each other and between humans and the natural environment. The selection of material for establishing the Indigenous Karo and development process without the use of nails or iron binding wire, it uses pegs and rope fibers adds to the uniqueness of the traditional house Karo.

The existence of Traditional House of North Sumatra Karo Traditional House also can not be separated from the formation of Kuta (village) in Tanah Karo that begins from barung, then became Talun, and later in Kuta and great Kuta are Kesain . In a barung generally only found a modest house, and then when a barung developed and already there are 3 houses on it called Talun and if there have been more than 5 traditional house called Kuta. When Kuta has developed more rapidly and larger then divided into several Kesain Kuta (yard / garden), adjusted for the first merga-merga manteki (establish) the Kuta.

                                     Traditional House of North Sumatra

Construction of Traditional House can not be separated from the Karo Karo community spirit was holding the nature of kinship and mutual help. North Sumatra Traditional House Karo Traditional House  explains the greatness of a Kuta (village), as in the construction of a traditional house requires a substantial effort and spent quite a long time. Therefore the establishment of traditional house be gradual and mutual assistance can not be separated from the element of familiarity. Mutual help activities was primarily driven by Sangkep sitelu (sukut, kalimbubu and children Beru) assisted by Kids Kuta (local villagers).

Mutual aid activities can not be separated from Kuta describes a system of government and social structure organization of a high order in Karo society, which consists of the Simantek Kuta (the founder of the village), Ginemgem (people who have a familial relationship with Simantek Kuta) and Rayat Derip (population usual). Development of a Traditional House of North Sumatra in antiquity must follow the customs and traditions of Karo people who have been there for generations. Prior to founding Traditional House starts with 'bronze' (consensus) to determine a good day to start the construction, development day held at a ceremony to lay the foundation of the house and ask for guidance and protection of the ancestors of the Karo for the implementation of development running smoothly and well. Similarly when traditional house has been completed, it will be held again Mengket House ceremony Mbaru (new home). The ceremony was also started with the bronze, to determine a good day for mengketi (occupy) the new house. On the appointed day ceremony held thanksgiving to the ancestors, and begged the house that has been built to last a long time and its inhabitants live in harmony and be a blessing and kept away from disaster.

Karo Traditional House also can be called house Siwaluh because usually inhabited by Jabu Jabu Waluh (eight families), in addition to the pumpkin jabu house there is also a larger custom homes that Sepuludua Jabu (twelve families) were first found in the village of Linga, Sukanalu and home the largest indigenous traditional house Sepuluenem Jabu ever in Kampung Juhar and Kabanjahe, but now the custom house and Sepuluenem Sepuludua Jabu Jabu is not found anymore. Each Jabu (family) occupies a position in the House of Peoples adjusting the social structure of the family. Location of Traditional House of North Sumatra Karo Traditional House  always adjusted from the East to the West Village disebur Nggeluh, in the east called Bena Wood (wood base) and the west is called Edge Wood. Jabu in a traditional house system mencercerminkan union organization, where there is a clear division of tasks and regularly to achieve harmonious co-led Jabu Bena Wood / Jabu King.