Model of Indonesian house

Description:	The Minangkabau people live in the Padang highlands of West Sumatra. The typical way of constructing buildings in Southeast Asia is to build on stilts. Minangkabau houses called rumah gadang (large house) are unique because of their distinctive roofs which look like buffalo horns. The Minangkabau people have a matrilineal social structure which means they trace their ancestral descent through the mothers line instead of the fathers line. Because of this social structure, three or four generations from the mothers’ side live in just one house. When new family members are introduced, the walls are extended by adding a new saddle-backed roof with high gables.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/914
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Geography:	Sumatra
Subjects:	Minangkabau (Indonesian people) Minangkabau (Indonesian people) - social life and customs Indonesia Sumatra (Indonesia) Dwellings Models and modelmaking

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