Tongkonan is home to indigenous tribes TORAJA

The Tongkonan is home to indigenous tribes TORAJA, shaped house on stilts. The most unique characteristic is the shape of the roof look like buffalo horns, but some say that the belief that the roof of the overturned boat. The roof is made of bamboo rod arrangement, the poles are made of bamboo or palm tree is very large. But now many are replaced with concrete poles. The walls are made of wooden planks covered with carved images of chicken and fire.

Tongkonan word comes from the word "tongkon" which means sitting together. Tongkonan mancam possessed various functions, ranging from the traditional, social and cultural rights.

There are three parts of the house Tongkonan, ie under (Sulluk Banua), body (Kale Banua) and roof (Ratiang Banua). At the front of the body is used to store grain, and the inside of the body is used to break, even being used as a place to store the bodies of their ancestors. Due to customs Tana Toraja, the dead will not dikubr if not diupacara peoples.

Stara Sillanan social communities in the top 3 levels, namely:

1. Ma'dika (blood blue / royal blood);

2. To macaques (the free / free);

3. Kaunan (slaves), slaves are subdivided into 3 levels.

Tongkonan karua consists of:

1. Tongkonan Pangrapa '(Kabarasan)

2. Tongkonan Sangtanete Jioan

3. Tongkonan Nosu (To intoi masakka'na)

4. Tongkonan Sissarean

5. Tongkonan Tomentaun

6. Tongkonan Tomanta'da

7. Tongkonan To'lo'le Jaoan

8. Tongkonan Tomassere '

Tongkonan A'pa 'consists of:

1. Tongkonan Peanna Sangka '

2. Tongkonan To'induk

3. Tongkonan Karorrong

4. Tongkonan Tondok Bangla '(Pemanukan)

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