Tongkonan Houses

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_house
gptkbp:age Centuries old
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Toraja_people
gptkbp:built Communal effort
gptkbp:country gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Center of social, spiritual, and political life
Symbol of family identity
gptkbp:decoratedWith Buffalo horns
Carved wood panels
gptkbp:directionA North-south axis
gptkbp:function gptkb:residence
Ceremonial center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tongkonan Houses
gptkbp:inheritance Passed down matrilineally
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tana_Toraja
gptkbp:material wood
Bamboo
Thatched roof
gptkbp:relatedTo Aluk To Dolo religion
gptkbp:rituals Funeral ceremonies
House construction rituals
gptkbp:roofSymbolism Represents the cosmos
gptkbp:roofType Saddleback roof
gptkbp:shape Boat-shaped
gptkbp:touristAttraction Yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Tentative list
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cultural_Sites_of_South_Sulawesi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8