Tây Nguyên communal house

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The Tây Nguyên communal house is a traditional stilted meeting hall of Vietnam’s Central Highlands ethnic groups, notable for its towering thatched roof and role as a cultural and ceremonial center.

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Tây Nguyên communal house canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage structure ⓘ
meeting hall ⓘ
stilt house ⓘ
traditional communal building ⓘ
access wooden ladders or stairs ⓘ
architecturalFeature high central roof ridge ⓘ
open interior space ⓘ
stilted structure ⓘ
towering thatched roof ⓘ
wooden frame ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Tây Nguyên ⓘ
builtOn wooden stilts ⓘ
constructionMaterial bamboo ⓘ
grass thatch ⓘ
rattan ⓘ
timber ⓘ
constructionTechnique traditional carpentry without metal nails ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
culturalSignificance embodies traditions of Central Highlands ethnic groups ⓘ
site for traditional music and dance ⓘ
site for transmission of oral culture ⓘ
decorativeElement carved wooden motifs ⓘ
patterns reflecting local cosmology ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
community gathering place ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ
place for festivals ⓘ
place for receiving guests ⓘ
place for rituals ⓘ
village meeting hall ⓘ
heritageStatus recognized in Vietnam as part of Central Highlands cultural heritage ⓘ
locatedIn Central Highlands of Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Tây Nguyên
orientation often oriented according to local customs or beliefs ⓘ
roofMaterial thatch ⓘ
socialRole center of village public life ⓘ
symbol of village unity ⓘ
timeOfUse used during agricultural rituals ⓘ
used during coming-of-age ceremonies ⓘ
used for important communal decisions ⓘ
typicalPlan rectangular floor plan ⓘ
usedBy Bahnar people ⓘ
linked to: Bahnar

Ede people ⓘ
Jarai people ⓘ
Mnong people ⓘ
Sedang people ⓘ
ethnic groups of Vietnam’s Central Highlands ⓘ

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Vietnam Museum of Ethnology → hasPart → Tây Nguyên communal house ⓘ