Stone tomb of Anting Malela Boru Sinaga, Tomuk, Samosir Island, 19-20th Century. Toba,Batak ,Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia

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The Batak one of the largest indigenous groups in Indonesia. divided into six groups, the Toba, Pak Pak/Dairi, Karo, Angkola, Mandailing, and Simalungun, and have an estimated total population of 3 million. Traditional communal houses of the Batak have three levels, which correspond, levels of their universe: the upper world, the middle world, and the lower world. High roof represents the upper world, the realm of the gods, Mountainous highlands of northern Sumatra,

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Location: The Batak one of the largest indigenous groups in Indonesia. divided into six groups, the Toba, Pak
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
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