Museum Huta Balon Simanindo

Sigale gale, life-size puppet performance
Toba Batak in a canoe

Museum Huta Bolon Simanindo is a museum on in the village of Simanindo on Samosir Island in Sumatra, Indonesia. The museum is housed in the former home of Rajah Simalungun, a Batak king who had 14 wives. The roof was decorated with 10 buffalo horns representing the 10 generations of the dynasty.[1] The museum's collection includes brass cooking utensils, weapons, crockery from the Dutch and Chinese, sculptures, and Batak carvings. Dance performances are given daily and audience participation encouraged.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Museum Huta Balon Simanindo Lonely Planet

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