Perhaps the majority of Indonesian people have not been aware that the images listed in the rupture currency ten thousand rupiahs are the Limas House which is the traditional home of Palembang.
Introducing Palembang’s custom istiadat can be seen from the presence of Limas’ House in the city’s Central Heritage Museum area can be reached by public vehicles.
The existence of the ancient building besides offering a magnificent tourist attraction of the fives house building, in it can get to know the custom istiadat in the Sultan of Palembang.
The prospective bride’s hand weighing tool with the Holy Book which is the tradition of the wedding cover in the Limas House, the Museum of the Church of Palembang, South Sumatra.
One of the rooms in the Limas House, the Balaputra Museum of Palembang, South Sumatra.
The fives or "Rumah Bari" call local communities, Bari in Palembang means this old or ancient is one of the cultural heritage of the Sriwijaya Kingdom and began to be known as a traditional home since the Jaman Sultan of Palembang, which is still sturdy standing and well preserved in the Museum of Balaputra God.
The rectangular house stands above this unglen or ulin wood pole has a range of 400 to 1,000 square meters with a level of terrace or kijing into the symbol of the group of nobles, such as Kemas, Ki Agus, Masagus. and last Raden.
Some equipment depicting the tradition of customs are stored neatly at this fives house, ranging from home-filling fixtures of nobles to the tradition of wedding warran such as weighing the prospective hands of brides with the Holy Book to the bed of nobles with the level of colorful polls on it symbolizing their economic level at the times of Palembang Sultanate.
Some equipment depicting the tradition of customs stored neatly inside the Limas House, the Museum of the Church of Palembang, South Sumatra.
The door lock made of wood is still used in Rumah Limas, Museum Balaputra Dewa Palembang, South Sumatra.
This fives house was originally located in the District of Ogan Komering Ilir Regency owned a citizen, Prince Syarief Abdul Rahman Al Habsi, and then purchased Prince Kuto, later in 1985 this fives house was moved to the Museum of Balaputra Dewa Palembang area.
The existence of fives house is not only the symbol of South Sumatra Province which is listed in the part of the picture of ten thousand rupiahs by Bank Indonesia, but also become one of the most expensive tourist objects will be the value of culture and history, so it is very unfortunate if the middle visits to Palembang City.
Photos and Texts: Nova Wahyudi
The traditional lamp (blood lamp) which is still stored in the Limas House, Balaputra Museum of Palembang, South Sumatra.
Some equipment depicting the tradition of customs stored neatly inside the Limas House, the Museum of the Church of Palembang, South Sumatra.
Bathrooms of nobles and some equipment depicting the tradition of customs stored neatly in the Fives House, the Museum of the Church of Palembang, South Sumatra.
Bathrooms of nobles and some equipment depicting the tradition of customs stored neatly in the Fives House, the Museum of the Church of Palembang, South Sumatra.
The ancient radio is still stored neatly inside the Limas House, the Museum of the Church of Palembang, South Sumatra.
Some equipment depicting the tradition of customs stored neatly inside the Limas House, the Museum of the Church of Palembang, South Sumatra.
The traditional building of Limas house in the Museum of Balaputra Dewa Palembang, South Sumatra.
The traditional building of Limas house in the Museum of Balaputra Dewa Palembang, South Sumatra.
Photo shape two pieces of traditional building houses Fives as printed on the money paper breaks Rp10
