MUSEUM RUMOH ACEH

Rumoh Aceh which also serves as a museum was established during the reign of the Dutch East Indies, whose use was inaugurated by the Aceh Civil and Military Governor General HNA Swart on July 31, 1915. Rumoh Aceh's building comes from an Aceh pavilion placed in the arena of the Colonial Exhibition (de Coloniale Tentoonsteling) In Semarang on August 13-November 15, 1914. And then brought back to Aceh on July 31, 1915 which is placed on the east of Blang Padang Banda Aceh. This Rumoh Aceh Museum is under civilian responsibility and belongs to the Aceh government. In 1969 on the idea of T. Hamzah Treasurer, Aceh Rumoh museum was moved from Blang Padang to Sultan Alaidin Mahmudsyah street on a land area of 10,800 m2. Rumoh Aceh Museum was built resembling a traditional residential house of the people of Aceh, shaped house on stilts. The floor of this building is designed as high as 9 feet or more from the ground. Leaning on wooden poles with underneath. The floor area of this building is more than 200 m2 with a roof height on the mound of approximately 8 m. Privileges "Rumah Aceh" and the like are in terms of the robustness of the building; Although the parts of the house are only united with the bonds of fibers, pegs and wedges as a nail and screw.
The face of Rumoh Aceh These house poles are made of the hardwood type of choice which averaged approximately 20 cm in diameter, and amounted to 44 pieces of upright lined in a position of 4 x 11 extending from East to West. The placement of stairs with an even number of stairs of 14 each, at the lower eastern "seuramoe keue" and at the lower West end "seuramoe likot", unusual impression. In Aceh society is not known existence of the term custom house. The function of each room is arranged so as to describe the function of the main points of the room in the traditional residential house of Acehnese people. To enter Rumoh Aceh, first must pass through "reunyeun" (ladder). By climbing the "reunyeun" and through the front door comes in "seuramoe ukeue" (front porch) .Seramoe keue "(front porch) is a living room that runs throughout the house. This space is used to receive guests, run religious activities and as a place of family deliberation.

Seuramoe Ukee or front porch at Rumoh Aceh The western end of this room is closed with a mat, and in a ceremony of solemnity, in this section there is a tapestry rug where each guest is provided "tika duek" (sitting mat) each, a square shaped plaited and beautifully decorated. Carved wooden pieces with traditional Acehnese decorations depending on the lower northern wall. Painting the Heroes of the Nation; Sultan Iskandar Muda, Tengku Chik Di Tiro, Cut Nyak Dhien, Teuku Nyak Arif and Teuku Umar Johan Pahlawan, enlivened by a musical instrument "Rapa-i" (a drum) in large, small sections lined the high walls, accompanied With tapestries, deer horns hats, spears and deer heads, and paintings. This room usually contains equipment items that indicate the type of work or penchant of the owner of the house. Not infrequently in this room there is also a bird cage "leuek" (balam) or "meureubok" (perkutut). The second part of Rumah Aceh is the "vine" or the middle room, which is a connecting space between two bedrooms. "Rambat" is used especially for fellow residents, for relatives or for men, only for those who are familiar with the whole family in a limited way. This is because this space can only go to the back porch (seuramoe likot), where the women live and do daily activities. In Rumoh Aceh, there are cabinets containing foreign ceramic tableware and pottery (Gayo pans), various kinds of hats and weapons, ceremonial equipment of copper, "hanging panyot" (hanging lamp) and "panyot dong" (lamp Legged) made of brass, worship equipment, books and Al-Quran as well as paintings. "Seuramoe likot" or back porch is essentially used as a family room and is also used as a kitchen space. It is customary that the kitchen is always placed at the eastern end of this room; So as not to disrupt the activities of worship prayer. As a family room, "seuramoe likot" is a gathering place for family members, parenting and daily activities of women; Such as sewing sewing, weaving mats and so on.
One of the cupboards of pottery The eastern "seuramoe likot" that serves as a kitchen, certainly contains all kitchen utensils, including cooking utensils and food ingredients. Cooking utensils are dominated by pottery tools, in addition to some of which are made of brass or copper. Spices and recipes or foodstuffs are stored in tight-sealed bottles, neatly arranged on top of a kind of shelf against the wall. There is a "salang" made of "on iboih" (a kind of lontar leaf) decorated in three or five layers; As a place to harness pots or pots containing foodstuffs or cooking foods hanging strongly to the ceiling of a "sandeng", a kind of bamboo shelf, where kitchen appliances are placed in various shapes and necessities. Still in this room, near the kitchen stands upright a cupboard of plates, cups, saucers and ceramic bowls used as everyday tableware. There is also a simple shelf beside the "creeper" door, where the mats are ready to be stretched whenever necessary.
Section Seuramoe Likot with kitchen equipment inside In the west "seuramoe likot" placed a "parataih" (bed) as a place to lie down, or also used to lull small children. In addition to "parataih" also hung a "ayon" (swing) to lull the toddler. Above the floor was a mat made of rattan on which was placed several "tika duek" (square sitting mats) of rectangular plaques of colorful colors, the place where female guests sat. There is an unfinished mat. Wear ordinary mats done while nurturing children. In the left and right corners of the western tip "seuramoe likot" there are large and small sacks containing rice, and there are fishing equipment and farm equipment, there is a "keude" basket of rattan which is usually used to store yarn or silk which has been Finished woven and other items. "Rumoh Inong" (main bedroom) is the most important and very sacred part of the house where the Acehnese live. This room is actually what can be called a room called "juree", which is located on the west side and east "creeper". In this room the couple husband and wife sleep, and this chamber also custom ceremonies performed, both "circumcision apostle" (circumcision), marriage and death. The room is abstinence entering people except parents and children. This room floor is completely covered with mats. The ceiling of the "mempleai" room on the East side, covered with red yellow-covered cloth embroidered with cash cages, and the bedroom on the west side covered with a red-colored cloth called "tire in the sky". The walls of both rooms are also covered with colored "circle circa" (patterned) curtains with patterns called "cureng" (lane), "ceuradi" and "mirahpati". Beds, as normally closed with "kleumbu" (mosquito net). In contrast, in the "mempleue" room, a mattress pad is provided and the so-called large "tomb bed" is meant for men. On top of the bed sheets in this room were arranged a number of pillows called "bantay susuon" (cushioned pillow), which were shaped like bolsters which at both ends were decorated with beautiful decorations called "robbers". Clothing and jewelry are stored in "peuto" (chests) contained in "juree".
The decorative variety found in "Rumoh Aceh", is a common pattern of traditional Aceh wood carvings consisting of symmetrical patterns, rhombus and calligraphy in the "tulak angen" section. For the part that is squeezed between two roofs, the carving is made by using a chisel that can scratch and penetrate the wood and produce patterns of decoration in the form of niches like lace, a characteristic and common characteristic of the home decoration of Aceh. Other parts such as walls are also dominated by "ceureupa" patterns, symmetrical patterns, crossed lines, rhombuses, flowering and leaf tendrils. The "bungong sagoe" (bungong angle), "bungong ayu-ayu" (ayu-ayu flower), "puta taloe" (tilin rope) and other motifs, as reflected in the phrase Move on: "Uke binteh culek sipot, tire leuek meulot ngon ceumpala. Ladum uke puta taloe, geurok tire peutoe bangon keureunda ".