Ancient Settlements Kete complex

want to see the original settlement came to Kete Toraja trouble. More than 400 years old. That said, the conditions remain as 400 years ago. Kete is a complex difficulties tongkonan (Toraja traditional houses) of the most popular and most beautiful in Toraja.

Object Location
Difficulties lies in the village of Kete Bonoran, Village Tikunna Malenong, District Sanggalangi, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Located about four kilometers south of Rantepao, or 14 kilometers north of Makale.

Overview
As tourist attractions, Kete trouble quite complete, especially for those who want to take pictures of traditional communal life of Toraja people. Kete difficulties is an area where some tongkonan stood in a row, complete with barns (Imperata sura), the area's funeral (rante), and the customary meeting place.

Tongkonan-tongkonan was complete with various ornaments, such as carved Toraja buffalo horn arranged in advance. As more and more high-arranged horn indicating higher degrees of social inhabitants. Inside the complex there is also a museum of Kete trouble holding many ancient artefacts.

While the difficulties surrounding the complex Kete there liang (traditional burial ground) in the form of holes in the rock. There is also a beautiful panorama of rice fields extend. Kete trouble with it all is a central hub where people live, determine the institution, through life, and meet various needs.

Tongkonan is erected by Puang Ri difficulties and inherited from generation to generation to kekerabatannya. Ri Puang derivatives difficulties still alive today. Complex it becomes the cultural preservation, still used as a venue for traditional activities but not livable. Kete trouble is a portrait of megalithic culture in Tana Toraja is the most complete.

Various souvenirs peddled tongkonan residents around the complex. There are trays, coasters, bracelets, necklaces, statues, wall hangings, and paintings. Overall Toraja carvings patterned their handiwork. Coasters sold at Rp 1,000, Rp 20,000 to Rp 25,000 trays, while a painting that could be carved out millions of dollars.

Access
From the direction of Rantepao, visitors turn into the lane as far as three miles that can be passed two vehicles. Could be by private vehicles or transport facilities of the hotel

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Sign
To get in trouble Kete, visitors subject to tariffs of Rp 5,000 per person as a contribution towards maintenance costs. the adventure/ancient-settlements-kete-complex/culture/tradition/indonesian