The Traditional Houses Characteristics Linkage Among Rokan and Luhak Agam

Abstract

The Luhak Agam house (including Pasaman) in West Sumatra has its own characteristics that distinguish it from other Minangkabau's Rumah Gadang in Luhak Tanah Datar and Luhak Limapuluh Koto. The location of Luhak Agam is very close to the Rokan area in Riau. At a glance, their traditional houses look similar, especially in the shape of the roof. Therefore, this research tries to explore and compare their architectural characteristics. How is the linkage of the characteristics of their house? This research method is qualitative to make comparisons and use historical and linguistic sources to get a more comprehensive conclusion. So this research can show the linkage between them. The results showed that there is a process of assimilation in the characteristics of their houses which shows the existence of cultural sharing.