Most of the people of Sumba still hold closely their customs and culture so it is not surprising if you visit the island of Sumba, you will see a lot of buildings with unique shapes that look like buildings in the megalithic era which are made of natural natural materials such as stone and wood which is the traditional house of the people of Sumba. With the existence of a traditional house on the island of Sumba, the island of Sumba is visited by many tourists both from within the country and from abroad.

One location on the island of Sumba that has many traditional houses is in the Praiyawang Traditional Village. The Praiyawang Traditional Village is one of the oldest villages on the island of Sumba located in Rindi Village, Rindi District, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

If you visit the Praiyawang Traditional Village you will see buffalo’s head and horn under the door where the houses have different functions such as the Big House or Uma Bakulu which functioned as a place for a special ritual for the death of kings while for Uma Ndewa is used for rituals shaved off the king’s son who was just born while Uma Kopi as a coffee house.

The people of the Praiyawang Traditional Village still keep historic items from their ancestors in the form of gongs, drums and traditional clothing that have hundreds of years of age but are still very well guarded. Aside from that, in the Praiyawang Indigenous Village traditional dance performances are also held by the Sumba community such as the Kabokang dance, which is one of the dances as a symbol to reprimand a king for always being honest and fair and also as a symbol of welcoming the baby born or as ceremonial preparations for war.

If you want to capture your vacation while getting to know the island of Sumba more deeply then visit the Praiyawang Indigenous Village, and only in the Praiyawang Indigenous Village you will get a different impression from the other tourist islands.