old, painted panels at the front of a house in Loko
Village with many old, traditional houses and a fabulous view over the valleys below
High up a ridge, overlooking rice-paddied valleys on both sides, is Loko, a village with a number of old traditional houses. Quite a few have been decorated long time ago, with now-fading paintings of bulls, cocks and several geometrical patterns. All around the village, people were working the rice paddies, never mind the rain that by now was falling in buckets.
Loko village, with houses and rice barns
It is good to see that some of the houses were being repaired, demonstrating the commitment people still have towards their cultural heritage. Not so different from other settlements around Mamasa, like Taupe, Tusan and Tondok Bakaru.
Loko village church
we were unlucky with the weather, but imagine this view with sunshine
simple, traditional house in Loko
wooden window
detail of front panel, left hand side
detail of front panel, right hand side
hidden treasure
buffalo horns against the front pole
old wooden panel and window
rice paddies near Loko
