KARO traditional house

The original traditional house of KARO tribe is very unique. This traditional house was built more then 100 years ago without single nail with the high around 15 meters and the length around 20 meters.this house inhabit by 8 families and their live very harmony side by side.

This house was constructed of three levels:
first level is using for animals, for the example cow,buffalo,goat and others.
The second level is using by human being,
The third level is using to keep the harvest or fire wood.

The others unique of this house is the door and the window.the size of the door was made lower then size of normal door, so every people who is entering this traditional house must squat and it,s mean you were respect to the peoples who is live in the house,and the window or "pintu perik" was made with the small size around 30 cm X 40 cm."Perik" in karonese language it,s mean small bird, like the bird which live in the church.

You can find traditional house of Karonese in some places in KARO HIGHLAND.( in PECEREN village, LINGGA village, and in the DOKAN village located on the way going to SIPISO-PISO water fall.