Museum NTB
Traveled to Lombok
is not just only about the natural scenery, but visitors also can visit places
like the museum history. Museum NTB it is located in street panjitilar
Ampenan,Mataram NTB. The Architecture of this building is typical Sasak House.
NTB state museum
was built in 1976 and completed in 1981. NTB state museum has lots of
collection of ancient objects like a collection of biology, geology,
archaeology, history, ceramics, etc. The museum has 14 rooms.
NTB state museum
has lots of collection of ancient objects such as
Before entering
the main showroom, visitors will first be greeted by a glass box contains
estuarine crocodiles that have been preserved. This large crocodile measuring
4.1 meters long by 1.2 meters wide and about 0.6 meters high. This crocodile
comes from the waters of the River Amala, District Woja Dompu, Sumbawa.
Original place in
Lombok. It is used to comfort the circumcised sasak boys who also called “Praje
Sunat”. The “Praje Sunat” are seated on “Jaran Kamput” like horsemen and couple
of people carried them in a parade around village.
Because of the
people’s limited and lack of strength to carry loads from one place to another,
they have an idea to facilitate the transportation needs by making use of
animals such as buffalo, cow, and horse. Horse transportation are called Cidomo
in Lombok and Benhur in Bima
Animal hunting
such as bird, deer, wild chicken, and other as well as the exploitation for
forest products in know by the people od west Nusa Tenggara since the
prehistoric age.
Before the
industrial products into west Nusa Tenggara, the largest part of the household
tools were locally made from terra cotta, wood, and empty coconut shells. The
most important household tools, which are made of terra cotta, haven’t only
used as a housekeeping purpose, but also has magical meanings.
The bounds of the
mankind in front of nature and universe mysticism drove them to find a force
which could help them in solving their problems. Therefore they relied on many
kinds of amulets, usually to tell fortunes, being given, invulnerability,
unharmed from possible dangers etc .
Museum NTB the main construction of this museum devoted to
stray objects artifacts Lombok ancient times. If you are curious to know the
heritage of historic objects Lombok island you can visited Museum NTB.
