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Visit to Pagar Alam, South Sumatra, is not complete if it does not stop in one of the traditional houses (baghi) Besemah tribe. Besides the attractive architectural design, physical construction of hundreds of years old were invited admiration how the house was built.

That’s especially when viewing a 15-building support beams measuring 30 inches x 30 inches, six poles, round porch with a diameter of 60 centimeters, and a wooden plank house with a thickness of about 5 centimeters. We’ll be wondering, how the people in the past carrying giant timber from the forest.

Therefore, no one if the Government Pagar Alam include traditional houses Besemah as the tourist attraction, besides the objects and nature tourism megalithic Mount Dempo. Number baghi besemah is not much because the only people who have high social strata and have a lot of money that could build the house.

“The cost could reach home carve-third of the total cost of building houses,” said the owner baghi besemah, Moses Akib (69), in Kelurahan Fence Perfume, North Dempo, Pagar Alam.

About how the wood is collected, Moses told the story of his development contains mystical story. It is said that when the house will be built, residents in the surrounding banned out of the house at night because there will be a shipping timber. After that, the next morning, the wood pole is needed already in the field of housing construction.

Moses is the fifth generation owner of the baghi. The house is located in the middle of the field was estimated age of more than 200 years. However, the house was not occupied it still looks solid. Black wood also looks fresh and natural, without paint. Previously, the roof thatch roofed.

The inside of the house has no insulation baghi at all. The core house measuring 8 meters x 8 meters. This space serves as living room, bedrooms, and a place for guests.

Carving

Chairman of the Lembaga Adat Besemah Akhmad Haji Amran said baghi carved house called the house inlay (carvings), while the house is not carved gilapan called home. Quality of the carved wooden houses are also much better than the house that has no engraving.

“The second form is the same house. There is only the carvings are distinguished because of the existence of carving is a reflection of social status of high homeowners, “he said.

In carving motifs also contained prayers and hopes. The motive of flowers in a vertical position is the hope that the provision homeowners will continue to rise. While the horizontal floral become a symbol of unity and mutual cooperation.

Another carved motif is unique bubulan circle. Carved motif that is usually located on the side wall of the house is a powerful symbol of unity among the residents. The center is a hole bubulan generally used as a peer of the condition of residents and the atmosphere outside the home.

Moses admitted, some people have offered to buy the house, but he will never attracted any price offered. Moses represents the attitude of many people who consider Pagar Alam residence as a place for family unification grow more advanced, such as philosophy of life of each carving in the wall baghi besemah