Sidatapa village is one of a row of ancient villages that are still left in parts of North Bali. People called Bali Aga village, a village that already has a socio-cultural autonomy before the kingdom of Majapahit power plug in Bali. Indeed, there is so much evidence to explain in detail the history of the village at an altitude of 600 meters above sea level.
In addition to historical story told from generation to generation, an important evidence that explains the existence of this ancient village is a traditional house that may seem old alias kuno.rumah customary named BALE ELEPHANT overlap Salu However, if you want to see the ancient house freely, no enough with only a little way through the countryside cool. In addition to the rare, the old house was not built facing the street as of today's modern home. Typical house was built back to the road so that the existence of quite hidden.
Many unique stories can be drawn from the existence of the old house which is of course closely linked to the history of ancient Bali as a whole. His name is also an ancient house, building materials must be very dependent on nature. And the wall of the ground floor, the roof of zinc, pillars, windows and other devices made of bamboo sticks or bamboo.
Bale Elephant Overlapping Salu
What is unique, all the rooms of this old house turned out to summarize all social, economic, spiritual, cultural and security, of each family in the village. That means all activities carried out in a single family home, which is quite extensive. If in Padang, West Sumatra, traditional house called Tower House, home in Sidatapa also had a good designation., Which overlap ELEPHANT BALE Bale Salu ,, means the house, elephant shows the symbol of building a four-poster in every part, overlap means the rate and Salu meaning three. Details can be referred to as a large house that consists of three sections or rooms
The three parts of this house has the function of social, economic, spiritual and cultural into the unified whole and interconnected. The main part (utamaning mandala), middle (madyaning mandala) and the outer side (nistaning mandala). The main part used as a place of worship, sleep, eat, and a place to store tools ceremony, traditional clothing, heirlooms, gold and other riches. The middle section is used to perform daily activities, such as cooking and traditional ceremonies and religious ceremonies. Nista mandala is outside the area, specifically the location as a place to receive guests. So, some residents say, the old house could be considered a temple or merajan well as a place to stay.
on the Way
Why this house was built back to the road? The story can be started from the assault troops Majapahit to Bali hundreds of years ago. A number of prominent citizens of communicating, after an attack on Majapahit troops, residents of Bali Aga had suffered some sort of trauma. There is a kind of fear that seeks to hide itself and all its activities by creating a home overlooking the downstream or backward.
In addition to the Sidatapa, old house in the village there is also a Pedawa which also includes a row of old village in Buleleng. Unfortunately, until now, only a few historic buildings still standing there. The house hundreds of years old must undergo new improvements. Otherwise, it must direlakan to collapse.
Sidatapa preservation efforts in the old building are concerned with thinning amount. Especially for Sidatapa, traditional leaders and communities in the area to make some sort of decision as a moral responsibility to preserve the cultural house in Sidatapa. , Preservation was not merely to lure tourists to come to Sidatapa, but more due to historical reasons the village that must be maintained so as not to become extinct.
There are some decisions made public in the conservation efforts. First, Sidatapa community must maintain its old home. Even if they had to build a new house should build a traditional custom homes. Secondly, if there is a new incoming residents Pakraman Sidatapa the residents were required to build a custom home. Although the ingredients are already using modern materials, but the structure should use a custom home building structure. Third, are suggested to the people who want to set up home with modern architecture to be built outside the village area.
In times now, old house in Sidatapa with minor changes. For example once the roof of reeds or palm leaves or bamboo planks, now replaced with a zinc roof. The floors and walls were once made of clay now also started to be replaced with cement. But, he said, the structure, function and architecture has not changed much.
Government attention to old buildings in Sidatapa and Bali Aga village areas, such as in Pedawa, Tigawasa, Banyusri, Cempaga, it turned out pretty good. for the preservation of the cultural house in Sidatapa, the government through the Department of Culture and Tourism has been noted that twice aid. Now knock on people's awareness for the preservation of the heritage of his ancestors historical value of this high-culture.
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