Hello, architecture lovers... back with me again. Ho ho ho Back to the edition about tribal, customary, and cultural things in Indonesia, this time, I want to show you the contents, parts, or designs of various things about Riau. So, this time I'd like to take you to see the Riau Provincial Museum.

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Riau Province Museum

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The Riau Provincial Museum uses a fallen balai selaso model house with a pyramid roof moodel. The building, which is divided into two floors, is divided into two functions: the first floor is for the museum and the upper floor is used as a performance hall or a kind of meeting hall.

Dominated by green color combined with yellow and gold. The front staircase is used for access to the second floor.

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As for the museum door, we will take a closer look at the details of the carved flowers with tendrils, and the door handle in the shape of two parallel daggers. Very beautiful, isn't it?

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Once inside, I immediately explored the left side first, and found rows of dioramas of various types of traditional houses from tribes in Riau province. Everything is neatly arranged in a glass box.

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Then, in front of this diorama, a separate table was set up with various categories, such as: various traditional games such as: dakon (congkak), this dakon game was very nostalgic for me. It wasn't until I was an adult that I knew the origin of this game.

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Besides Congkak, there is also gasing (Spinning top). For gasing, maybe other countries also have it, right? I used to make tops when I was a kid. Yes, making a top out of guava wood is very smooth and white. However, guava wood is not very strong. But, I didn't feel any loss when my spinning top broke when hit by my friend's spinning top which was stronger. However, making a top is a fun process. While normally a top is made with rope, I made mine with dried banana tree bark. I took the outer part and twisted it into a rope. This makes the rope less heavy, and less slippery.

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Okay, then, on the next table, there is also a collection of candle holders and oil lamp holders. All made of copper.

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Also a collection of coconut milk makers, talam, and traditional rice cookers from Riau province.

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Moving to the far left, visitors will see tall glass display cases that all contain a collection of traditional clothing from Riau's tribes.

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There are also various types of jewelry, weapons such as swords, and even royal seals. There is also a handwritten copy of the Quran. It is three times the size of a typical Quran.

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In the center of the museum, there is a set of chairs and a long table. Not far from there, a collection of a replica cannon from Siak Palace, Malay. A collection of ash irons, and manual jahut machines. Also a glass cabinet with dioramas.

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Moving again down the right side, visitors will find a collection of traditional music. This is a set of gamelan. In Java, there is also the same traditional music. I don't know all the names, but, because when I was in elementary school I played Karawitan (a Javanese gamelan music art with typical Javanese scales called Pelog and Slendro). I knew some of the names: bonang, gendhing, saroon, kendhang, etc.

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Then, on the far right wall, a row of frames of Riau province governors from year to year extends along the top of the wall. At the bottom is a collection of photos of Bujang-Dara couples (a kind of city mascot) from year to year.

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I didn't rush around the museum. I often feel at home wandering around the museum and observing the things that are there. For me, going to the museum is like stepping into a time warp and going back in time. I can imagine how things were at that time through the collections and information listed there.

That's all about my trip to the Riau province museum. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for appreciating my writing. See you!

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