Statue representing Ronggur ni Aru boru Barutu ("thunder of day"), wife of a magician chief of the pakpak Barutu clan. Toba Batak , ( Toba, Karo, Simalungun Pak Pak, Mandailing, Angkola,) Batak tribes, located around, Lake Toba, ) North 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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Size: 4000px × 6000px
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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