Post #95591 by freddiefreelance on Wed, Jun 9, 2004 9:05 PM

I found a website that goes into detail on Sumatran Architecture & that roof style:

http://www.info-indo.com/indonesia/readmore/indonesian_architecture_05.htm

Several pictures, discussion of cultural differences between the architecture of various tribes, & that the roof styles traditional name is "tolak angin ('shield against the wind')."