Baduy tribe is also one of the few tribes inland in Indonesia that shut itself from the modern world.Andi Rosita Dewi
Baduy or Kenekes is one of the inland tribes in Indonesia. Baduy tribe settled in Lebak, Banten. Baduy Tribe people still maintain the customs of their ancestors.
The Baduy tribe is also one of the few tribes of the interior in Indonesia that close themselves from the modern world. The reason, Baduy tribe choose to live in harmony with nature.
Baduy tribe communities settled at the foot of Mount Kendeng, Kenekes Village. Visiting the Baduy Tribe's community is not an easy thing, the steep roads and road terrains are hills.
In this modern era, Baduy people choose to cover themselves with all the technological developments. They live by relying on the produce and the forest where they were born. Even these tribes do not use nails and other aids in making a house. Great?
If the Maya in Egypt known as the pyramid building, the Baduy Tribe is famous for its bridge building roots. Root bridge? Yes, the bridge is made of two interconnected tree roots.
This Baduy root bridge does not even use nails or other adhesive tools. This root bridge extends over a 30 cm wide river. The existence of this root bridge becomes the link between the outside world and the Baduy Tribe. One of the routes that will be encountered when going into the Baduy Tribe is the root bridge.
"To enter the Baduy Tribe, this root bridge becomes one of the routes we pass through.We will be shocked when we find the bridge that was strung from two tree roots, but very strong," said Andrian, one of the nature lovers from Jogja who had visited to the Baduy Tribe.
This bridge serves as the main connecting source that connects the Baduy Tribe with the outside community. The bridge is made up of tightly linked root bundles, while the bottom is a bamboo that can also be used as a path.
No one knows how this bridge was created. Some people believe that this happens naturally and is a form of giving of nature to Baduy people, but some people also estimate this bridge is made by Baduy people.
Root bridge is one proof of greatness Baduy community in synergy with nature. However, regardless of the facts about this root bridge, the existence of this bridge is a witness to the existence and life of the Baduy Tribe.