Sade Sasak Village, Traditional Sasak village in Pujut, Central Lombok, Indonesia.
Sade Sasak Village is a living community of about 700 residents spread across 150 traditional bamboo houses with alang-alang grass roofs, showcasing centuries-old Sasak architecture and daily life practices in a rural setting surrounded by rice fields.
The village traces its roots back over 15 generations, with ancestors believed to have migrated from Java and possibly linked to Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms, preserving construction methods and social structures that have remained largely unchanged for centuries.
Women in the village learn traditional weaving from childhood, creating intricate ikat and songket textiles that symbolize social status and marriage readiness, while the community maintains customs such as kawin lari, a symbolic marriage tradition involving consensual elopement followed by family negotiations.
The village is open daily from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and is accessible by a 25-minute drive from Lombok International Airport, with guided tours recommended to gain authentic insights into Sasak traditions and to observe weaving demonstrations and traditional homes.
The floors of traditional houses are polished with cow dung, a practice that effectively repels mosquitoes and keeps the clay surfaces dry without producing any unpleasant odor, demonstrating an ancient ecological technique passed down through generations.
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