Uma (Gajo house)
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An uma is the traditional house (rumah adat) of the Gajo
district which borders Aceh
on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Like the majority of the traditional vernacular architecture of Austronesian peoples, an uma is a built on piles. It is inhabited by a number of related families and has a men's front gallery, central sleeping quarters and a rear women's gallery.
Gayonese
Gayo is a tribe living in the heights in Aceh Province, Indonesia. They live in 3 regencies: Central Aceh, Bener Meriah and Gayo Lues regencies. They also live in several subdistricts in other regencies, such as Serba Jadi Subdistrict, Simpang Jernih Subdistrict in East Aceh Regency and Beutong...
district which borders Aceh
Aceh
Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Like the majority of the traditional vernacular architecture of Austronesian peoples, an uma is a built on piles. It is inhabited by a number of related families and has a men's front gallery, central sleeping quarters and a rear women's gallery.