Uma (Gajo house)

Gajo house. Image provided by Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)

An uma is the traditional house (rumah adat) of the Gajo district which borders Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Like the majority of the traditional vernacular architecture of Austronesian peoples, an uma is a built on piles. It is inhabited by a number of related families and has a men's front gallery, central sleeping quarters and a rear women's gallery.

References

Dawson, Barry; Gillow, John (1994). The Traditional Architecture of Indonesia. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 32. ISBN 0-500-34132-X.

Architecture of Indonesia

Vernacular architecture

Javanese architecture	Alun-alun Javanese traditional house Joglo Kraton Panggangpe Pendopo Rumah kalang Tumpang sari

Balinese architecture	Bali Aga architecture Bale kulkul Balinese temples Balinese traditional house Candi bentar Meru tower Paduraksa Padmasana Wantilan

Minangkabau architecture	Rumah gadang Rangkiang Balairung Surau

Batak architecture	Batak Karo traditional house Batak Toba traditional house Singa

Dayak architecture	Liang Long houses Sandung

Other	Acehnese Banjar Enggano Gayonese Malay Mentawai Nias Papuan Sasak Sumba Toraja

Hindu-Buddhism in Indonesia

Islam in Indonesia

Dutch colonial

Early Dutch colony	Indies style Indies Empire style

Modern Dutch colony	Albert Aalbers Cosman Citroen Frans Ghijsels Han Groenewegen Henri Maclaine Pont New Indies Style Nieuwe Zakelijkheid Overgangse period (architectural style) Pieter Moojen Thomas Karsten Wolff Schoemaker

Other	Church buildings in Indonesia

Post-colonial & contemporary

1950s - 1970s Postwar	Frederich Silaban Jengki style Post independence architecture in Indonesia Resort and villa architecture in Indonesia Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo

1970s - present	Contemporary architecture of Indonesia

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Uma (Gajo house)

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