Gimba

Gimba

   

   Gimba is one of the traditional musical instruments derived from Donggala, Central Sulawesi. Gimba made of wood, the skin anoa or the skin of an ox or the skin of the buffalo and rattan shapes and long bulbous yellowish that is colored. 

   Function Gimba is generally when struck (rung) to declare as notice or as a news war, grief, fire and others, so that not every struck, and regarded sacred. Gimba smaller commonly called Ganda-ganda customarily spoken 2 fruit along with other arts instrument as Lalove. This instrument is used to as an accompaniment to the dancing chorus in a Balia ceremony, and often also arts instrument is worn if got a game or exercise Pencak Silat. Art this instrument at first, known by everyone especially in rural areas , because this instrument is scattered all over the place to be worn on ceremonial Balia, particularly for the treatment of those who are ill. Now, Gimba or Ganda-ganda was widespread in accordance with the days of, have a bunch worn on dance created, and worn in other musical.

    

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Pasatimpo

Pasatimpo

   A kind of traditional weapons that is well-known in Central Sulawesi is Pasatimpo, that is a kind of machete who the upstream twisted and it's sheath given a rope. What kind of guns long often used the community of a spear, consisting of Kanjae and Surampa (edged three like a weapon a trident). In addition what kind of guns traditional other such as machetes length (Guma) made by smiths (Pande) at making sharp weapons. As a means of protective away from attack opposed to used shielding (Cakalele) made of wood and coated with a loaf of thin iron. All what kind of guns the traditional especially used to fight against the enemies of or protect ourselves from attack the beast.

   Now, Pasatimpo more often used in heroism dance. It's function only to raise dancer soul because Keris not being driven but fairly fastened just at the waist dancer as an ornament . In addition, the types of traditional weapons, as Pasatimpo is also used for various purposes in order activity daily, as for searching firewood, cut game or domesticated to be consumed, and others.

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Mori Ethnic Costume

   Mori Ethnic Costume

   Besides Nggembe clothes, traditional clothes next is traditional clothes in ethnic Mori , Morowali district. Traditional clothes ethnic Mori consisting of traditional clothes for women and men. Womankind blouse ordinary wearing long sleeves or language Mori called by Lambu, colored red with frosting and motives chain yellow color. To his subordinates they were wearing a long skirt red color or Hawu also a chain patterned yellow color. A crown or Pasapu used for the part of the head. As for accessories used on clothing is konde or Pewutu busoki, Lansonggilo Konde, an earring or Tole-Tole, necklace or Enu-Enu, bracelets or Mala, waistband or Pebo'o, a ring or Sinsi. Meanwhile, to traditional clothes worn men is long-sleeved shirt or language Mori as Lambu. This shirt red with ornaments motive chain yellow color same as underclothes women. To subordinate men use trousers red color or Saluara. Bate or ornamental caps used to head. A belt be supplies for traditional clothes man. 

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Nggembe Costume

Nggembe Costume

   Nggembe costume is a traditional costume from Poso, Central Sulawesi. Nggembe costume shaped is quadrangle, collared round sleeves as cloth, long blouse until the waist and shaped loose. Nggembe costume is completed by the breastplate of the or shampoo the chest and wearing sequin as sweetening fashion. Scabbard woven Donggala be accessories the bottom this outfit. Donggala who gold thread in language Kaili called by Buya Sabe Kumbaja. Way discharging use customary this undergo development, with progress discharging scabbard Donggala make the change by tying scabbard and then besides left or right folded to embellish and gave the freedom of movement for the wearer.

   Accessories used for clothing this is an earring long or Dali Taroe, necklace helix or Gemo , bracelet long or Ponto Ndate, pending or Pende. Pende or pending is a belt used at a person (girl) play dance typical Central Sulawesi. Material gold and silver as a to make a belt this by means of printed. On the inside of the Pende made a place to enter strap cloth yellow and given ornament. But with progress , the day no longer used a belt like that. A belt ordinary greater use of today to worn with this outfit .

   Meanwhile, traditional clothes for men named Koje/Puruka Pajana. This outfit consisting of two parts, that is Koje and Puruka Pajana. Koje or Dress Ceki is the shirt that part colar erect and fitting their necks up, long-armed, long a shirt until to the hips and worn over trousers. Puruka Pajana or breeches to the knee, for model tight, but the kills have to wide so as to be easily to sit and walked. A mitt on the waist, Keris, and part of the head use ornamental caps or Siga be accessories this outfit.

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Tambi House

Tambi House

   In Central Sulawesi, place the resident lived called Tambi. This house was the residence for all groups the community. The form of this house terms rectangle with average size 7x5 square meters and facing toward the north-south , because should not be facing or their backs to the sun. A glance construction this house is like fungi shaped prism made from leaves sagu or palm fibers. Uniqueness a house on platform this is roof which also serves as a wall. A pedestal the house consisting of an arrangement of a block of wood, while foundation made of natural stone. Access to this house by means of a ladder, the number different suit high his house. Tambi used by public usually has the stairs were is odd and to head of customary were even. Poles buttresses this house made of bonati wood. In it just one lobona (a room major) divided without partition and having rooms, only to the center of lobona there are rapu (a kitchen) who as well as warmer room when cold weather. It's inhabitants sleep use a sleep made of nunu bark (banyan). Around the wall this house extending asari (para-para) versatile, it can be used beds delimited, a depository objects inheritance or objects other valuable. As an ornament, usually this house has engraving at the the door and its walls. Motives engraving is particularly animal shaped or herbs. Consists of engraving pebaula (head of a buffalo and bati). Pebaula is a symbol wealth, and bati was a symbol welfare and fertility.

   On motive of plants (pompininie) usually made of various cloth bark colorful, formed into motive flowers then fastened with the rod. Cloth bark it was a result of woven traditional of bark nunu and ivo. Reputedly, pompeninie it has magical powers who can ward off disorder an evil spirit. Because Tambi have only one chamber main, so it has outbuilding that cannot be separated, namely Buho (sometimes called Gampiri). Building having two this floor, serves as deliberation places or receives guests (bottom floors) , and as lumbung rice ( the top floor ) .Because of their functions as a hospitable, so just off Tambi. Other buildings which called pointua very simple, a place mashing rice, where there are dimples called iso shaped quadrangle long 4 pieces propped and sometimes there were also dimples round called iso foam.

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