.jpg)
The thousand legs house (Indonesian: Rumah kaki seribu) is the traditional house of the Arfak people who reside in Manokwari Regency, West Papua.[1][dead link]
The house is dubbed "Thousand Legs" because it uses many supporting poles underneath, so when seen, it has many legs like a millipede. Meanwhile, its roof is made of straw or sago leaves. The poles are made from tall and short-sized wood. The function of these wooden poles is to protect the dwellers from enemy attacks and black magic threats. The thousand legs house is of the stilt house type and has a typical Manokwari pattern. In the local language, this house is called Mod Aki Aksa in the Meyah language, Igkojei by the Wamesa tribe,[2] Igmam in the Hattam language, Tu Misen in the Sougb language.[3]
The thousand-legged house is mostly inhabited by residents living in mountainous areas with cold weather. This house is built tall to avoid attacks from wild animals. It also does not have windows, which are intended to keep the temperature inside the house warm.[4]
The thousand-legged house is Arfak's ancestral heritage. Its construction is based on the philosophy of the local lifestyle, so the house can only be found in the Arfak Mountains Regency and its surroundings.[5]
- ^ Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. "Rumah Kaki Seribu". Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Ratnaning Arimbi, Kiki (2017). Berselancar ke 34 Rumah Adat Indonesia Yuk!. Jakarta Timur: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. hlm. 94.
- ^ "Mod Aki Aksa/Igkojei/Rumah Kaki Seribu, Warisan Budaya Takbenda Indonesia 2016". Direktorat Warisan dan Diplomasi Budaya. 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ Poerwaningtias, Intania dan K. Suwarto, Nindya (2017). Rumah Adat Nusantara. Jakarta Timur: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. hlm. 48
- ^ "Rumah Kaki Seribu Diharap Terdaftar di UNESCO". Republika Online. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2019-02-24.