Hello, architecture lovers... back with me again. Ho ho ho
Back to the edition about tribal, customary, and cultural things in Indonesia, this time, I want to show you the contents, parts, or designs of various things about Riau.
So, this time I'd like to take you to see the Riau Provincial Museum.
Riau Province Museum
The Riau Provincial Museum uses a fallen balai selaso model house with a pyramid roof moodel. The building, which is divided into two floors, is divided into two functions: the first floor is for the museum and the upper floor is used as a performance hall or a kind of meeting hall.
Dominated by green color combined with yellow and gold. The front staircase is used for access to the second floor.
As for the museum door, we will take a closer look at the details of the carved flowers with tendrils, and the door handle in the shape of two parallel daggers. Very beautiful, isn't it?
Once inside, I immediately explored the left side first, and found rows of dioramas of various types of traditional houses from tribes in Riau province. Everything is neatly arranged in a glass box.
Then, in front of this diorama, a separate table was set up with various categories, such as: various traditional games such as: dakon (congkak), this dakon game was very nostalgic for me. It wasn't until I was an adult that I knew the origin of this game.
Besides Congkak, there is also gasing (Spinning top). For gasing, maybe other countries also have it, right? I used to make tops when I was a kid. Yes, making a top out of guava wood is very smooth and white. However, guava wood is not very strong. But, I didn't feel any loss when my spinning top broke when hit by my friend's spinning top which was stronger. However, making a top is a fun process. While normally a top is made with rope, I made mine with dried banana tree bark. I took the outer part and twisted it into a rope. This makes the rope less heavy, and less slippery.
Okay, then, on the next table, there is also a collection of candle holders and oil lamp holders. All made of copper.
Also a collection of coconut milk makers, talam, and traditional rice cookers from Riau province.
Moving to the far left, visitors will see tall glass display cases that all contain a collection of traditional clothing from Riau's tribes.
There are also various types of jewelry, weapons such as swords, and even royal seals. There is also a handwritten copy of the Quran. It is three times the size of a typical Quran.
In the center of the museum, there is a set of chairs and a long table. Not far from there, a collection of a replica cannon from Siak Palace, Malay. A collection of ash irons, and manual jahut machines. Also a glass cabinet with dioramas.
Moving again down the right side, visitors will find a collection of traditional music. This is a set of gamelan. In Java, there is also the same traditional music. I don't know all the names, but, because when I was in elementary school I played Karawitan (a Javanese gamelan music art with typical Javanese scales called Pelog and Slendro). I knew some of the names: bonang, gendhing, saroon, kendhang, etc.
Then, on the far right wall, a row of frames of Riau province governors from year to year extends along the top of the wall. At the bottom is a collection of photos of Bujang-Dara couples (a kind of city mascot) from year to year.
I didn't rush around the museum. I often feel at home wandering around the museum and observing the things that are there. For me, going to the museum is like stepping into a time warp and going back in time. I can imagine how things were at that time through the collections and information listed there.
That's all about my trip to the Riau province museum. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for appreciating my writing. See you!
Titis N
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