Tongkonan
Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat, of the Torajan people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tongkonan has a distinguishing boat-shaped and oversized saddleback roof. Like most of the Indonesia's Austronesian-based traditional architecture, tongkonan is built on piles. Its construction is a laborious task, and it is usually built with the help of all family members or friends. In the original Toraja society, only nobles had the right to build tongkonan. Commoners live in smaller and less decorated homes called banua.
Key facts
- Building.name
- Tongkonan
- Building.image
- Tongkonan_-_South_Sulawesi_Pavilion_TMII_(2025)_-_img_01.jpg
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- A row of tongkonans in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta.
- Building.alternate_names
- Rumah Adat Tongkonan
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- Residences
- Building.building_type
- Traditional House
- Building.architectural_style
- Indonesian
- Building.location_town
- Tana Toraja (South Sulawesi)
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- Indonesia
- Building.owner
- Torajan
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Background
- Etymology and history
- Construction
- Social significance
- Ornamentation
- Contemporary tongkonan
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat, of the Torajan people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tongkonan has a distinguishing boat-shaped and oversized saddleback roof. Like most of the Indonesia's Austronesian-based traditional architecture, tongkonan is built on piles. Its construction is a laborious task, and it is usually built with the help of all family members or friends. In the original Toraja society, only nobles had the right to build tongkonan. Commoners live in smaller and less decorated homes called banua.
==Background==