Museum NTB

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.