Ornaments in the form of claws or scales on the gravestones and heritage building the Aceh Darussalam Kingdom is absorbed art elements of Chinese culture through colonies of Chinese or Indochinese who live and stay in Bandar Aceh Darussalam around the 16th century. In our observations a claw or sharp fins is associated with mythological creatures in the Chinese tradition, the DRAGON.
Studies on the claws or sharp fins on the gravestones are still in our research. scientific article this study we've been posting on our website www.mapesaaceh.com.
The burial complex is detected from the epitaphs and ornaments style derived from 17-18th centuries, is located in the Ateuk Jawo village, Banda Aceh City, Sumatra.
This activity we carried with the mission:
- Search for, maintain, preserve, and preserving the civilization and history of Aceh.
- Stimulating knowledge and develop human resources.
- Build cross-cultural understanding: through the protection of cultural heritage.
- Establish communication between state institutions in the field of education, science and culture.
The photos below are of mutual cooperation on Sunday 30 October, 2016. All image taken with NIKON D5100.
Cultural heritage site conditions before mutual cooperation.
Cultural heritage site conditions after mutual cooperation.
