Visit Batak Museum And Huta bolon In Samosir Island

The Hutabolon Museum on Samosir Island, North Sumatra is a tourist attraction that must be visited if tourists vacation on the island in Lake Toba. Understandably, this is one of the museums that is quite complete storing the relics of the Toba Batak tribe and is also equipped with the traditional Sigale-gale show. Located in Simanindo Village, Ambarita, Samosir Regency.

From Tomok Pier, where ferries dock, the distance is around 20 kilometers. Or it can be reached in 30 minutes. The museum is in the form of a traditional Toba Batak house. This building is a relic of Raja Sidauruk, which since 1969, was later opened to the public.

In stored various equipment Toba Batak tribes in the past. The collection is in the form of various ulos fabrics, there are various motives. Each motif has its own meaning, even with different opportunities. Such as for parties, births, deaths, etc. There are also cooking equipment from the old days. and everyday supplies such as gardening. Also weapons used in the past, including old-school sculpture.

One interesting ancient Batak item is tungkot. In ancient times, locals used it to fight. This carved wood actually has a function in black magic. In addition, visitors can listen to family genealogies that have patrilineal lines within the Batak Tribe.

The dancers who took part in the Sigale-gale show at the Hutabolon Museum, Simanindo

Inside the 10 traditional Toba Batak houses. Uniquely there are 10 buffalo horns on the roof. 

Showing 10 generations in the Batak clan. In this part, Sigale-gale shows are usually held. Wooden doll dance with accompaniment to traditional music and dancers. Every day, the show is held twice, namely at 10:30 and 11:45, except Sunday only once, namely at 11:45. 

Most of them are foreign tourists who watch, even at the end of the event they vigorously dance to tortor. To do and exploring whole those tourist attraction, you should make a booking throught best Medan travel agency in North sumatra to arrange the tour package.

The museum is open every day from 09.00. until 17:00, with entry tickets per person Rp. 30 thousand, but for tourists who also want to watch the Sigale-gale wooden puppet show, there is a ticket package for Rp. 50 thousand.