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The name of the Sumatra People
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Batak
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House Levels of Sumatra Houses (3)
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1. Underworld (pilings)- where animals live
2. Earth (Middle)- Where humans live 3. Sky (roof)- where gods/ancestors dwell. |
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Describe functional and transactional function of singa.
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Supports living space (functional), Composit figure of a buffalo and naga (underworld)- serves as a parallel to the batak creation story (transactional) Pays respect to the naga.
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Singa. Batak. Sumatra.
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2 souls that make up the Batak Spirit
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1. Tendi= spirit of the living
2. Begu= potentially harmful spirit released at death. |
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Tunggal Panaluan
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Toba Batak Staffs: made of wood, feathers, cloth and hair.
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Datu
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Batak Priest.
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Guriguri
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Container for pukpuk
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Guriguri
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Symbolic significance of rider on mount.
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Power symbol.
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Pukpuk
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Brains of a sacrifice used to apease ancestors
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Karo Batak
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Soul boats, boat shaped coffins (batak, sumatra)
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Toba Batal
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Sumatra. Batak. masquerades.
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Singalegale
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Batak. Sumatra. Funerary puppet. Wood, cloth, metal, pigment. for ceremony- papurpur sepata.
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Batak. Sumatra. Singalegale.
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