A house for gatheringSourced
A sweeping roof and a name about sitting
Tongkonan are ancestral houses of the Torajan people in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi. Their large upswept roofs stand out, but the name comes from a word meaning to sit and refers to where family members meet. Building them commonly involves family or friends.
The name points to gathering, alongside the striking architecture.
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