Lake Toba Gallery

A rescue boat is seen at a location of a ferry that sank earlier this week in Lake Toba

A rescue boat is seen at a location of a ferry that sank earlier this week in Lake Toba in Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

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Batak Houses at Lake Toba (Danau Toba), the largest volcanic lake in the world, North Sumatra

Batak Houses at Lake Toba (Danau Toba), the largest volcanic lake in the world, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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The three-level structure of Karo Batak houses corresponds to ideas of the cosmos

The three-level structure of Karo Batak houses corresponds to ideas of the cosmos. The lower space between the stilts where animals are kept is the underworld, the living area above is the Earth, the tall boat-shaped roof the abode of Gods and ancestors. Each communal house contains five or six family groups. Country of Origin: Indonesia. Culture: Karo Batak. Date/Period: 1968. Place of Origin: North of Lake Toba, North Sumatra. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ . Location: 04

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