Indonesia Heritage

Title :

Central Kalimantan Traditional Music Equipment

Description :

Central Kalimantan is the largest province in the island of Borneo, where most of the area is forest. Some descendants of the Dayaks still live isolated in the wilderness and forests. The common denominator in Dayak tribe in Central Kalimantan Dayak Ngaju tribe. In the Dayak tribe known as the " Rumah Betang " occupied a large house several families at once for generations. That's why they are very close kinship and became the dominant element of the sustainability of this unique culture. Central Kalimantan rich diversity of arts and cultural relics of the past. Be sides a variety of dances, there are also traditional musical instruments such as Kacapi, Rebab, various types Gong, kangkanung, various types Kendang and Katambung. One of the most interesting is the art of making tattoos done by the Dayak tribe that is part of the customs of the tribe .

Here are some galleries display of traditional musical instruments from Central Kalimantan, click on each image to enlarge view .​

Author :

Panitia Pameran Alat Musik Nusantara

Date Create :

2013

Type :

Photography

Topic :

Traditional Music Equipments

Language :

Indonesia

Subject :

Music, Instrument

Place :

Central Kalimantan

Physical Description :

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Publisher :

Museum Sri Baduga

Institution Owner :

Museum Balanga, Kalimantan Tengah

Link URL :

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