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2. Museum existence condition
The numbers of Museum that is had by private museum or state museum are 30 museums. There are consisting of 14 culture and art guarantee thing's museum, 7 museum of education and science and 9-struggle museum. In Yogyakarta city has 18 museums, Dieman Regent House has 9 museums, Bantul regent house has 2 museums and Gunung Kidul regent house has 1 museum.

Non-physical condition (intangible) is:

1. Art condition
Non-physical potential is consist of art in various kind and fine art, dance art, art of music, theater art and other. The number of organization and art group in DIY are 2863 organizations in four regent house and city.

2. Customs and tradition conditions
Customs and ceremony is one of culture activity that is done by the people. In Yogyakarta there are still having 5 customs ceremony. Sleman regent house has 11 customs; Bantul regent house has 24 customs ceremony. Kulon Progo regent house has 10 customs has 10 customs ceremony and Gunung Kidul regent house has 16 customs ceremony in 9 district.

3. Tradition language
Yogyakarta is the central of language and Java literature which is consist of literature Panama language, literature manner, literature measurements, dialect, sengkala and oral in the form of fairy tales, japamantra, pawkon and Java's letter.

4. Culture infrastructure
Culture infrastructures are supporting to preservations and creativity development of artist has been there for about 130 pieces. In any kind of form, it is like stage, pendopo, exhibition, show room, music studio, village meeting hall, auditorium, workshop and field, while the central of traditional cultural perpetuation which is mention, there is about 60 culture village and 22 tour village with physical or non physical potential.

5. Culture institution
In this province, their are178 institutions that are consist of foundation; organization, education institution, government agency and organization that are perpetuate traditional culture value. Having this formation of institute in framework to follow the speedy of alteration that is not balance with nation's culture readiness in framework, make Indonesia in safe and peace conditions. The government of province passes through to potential and culture source process their culture as well in framework to create Indonesia in safe and peace conditions.

why in social interaction, the citizen there follow that philosophy.

Beside they can be intimate with nature environment and other human. Sudanese also close by the God who is created them and universe or the place where they lives (triangle of life). Intimacy sundae people with the environment show how the West Java people especially in village protect the preservation environment. In this province, there are many of citizens as their initiative take care their nature environment.

Intimacy Java people to God cause the people there is relative as known as religious people who are holding firmly to their religious value and believe. It is Islam which has the most followers. Next are Christian (catholic and protestant), Hindu, Buddhist, and other. Nevertheless, in process of daily life, West Java people is relative open when they interaction with new value which is secular inclined in one dynamic interaction process and harmonize. Improvement of life's quality and harmony of religious follower is draw by the increase of religion place. The numbers of mosque are increase from 43.005 in 2004 to 50.339 mosque in 2005. The numbers of church are 1536 to 1629 church. The numbers of Catholic Church or chapels are 50 chapels to 110 chapels. The numbers of shrine or temple are 24 temples and the number of bushiest monastery or pagodas are 171 to 181 pagodas.

West Java's culture is dominated by Sunda. Their tradition customs which are full of Pasundan world treasure and become the culture reflection there. The territory regulation of West Java's culture are include the care of language, literature and traditional letter, art, archipelago and their history, traditional values and also the museum as the part of culture management, and the tourism which is based on culture and shows the West Java's culture art are ready to show and it has economic value.

To perpetuate West Java's culture, Local government decides the 12 culture village. They are special village which is order to the importance of perpetuate culture in traditional form or in traditional house. These culture villages are:

1. Cikondan quarters, Lamajang village, Pangalengan district, Bandung regent house;
2. Mahmud quarters, Mekar Rahayu village, Margaasih district, Bandung regent house;
3. Kuta quarters, Karangpaninggal village, Tembaksari  district, Ciamis regent house;
4. Gede Kasepuhan Cipta Gelar quarters, Sirnaresmi village, Cisolok district, Sukabumi regent house;
5. Dukuh quarters, Cijamba village, Cikelet district, Garut regent house;
6. Pulo quarters, Cangkuang village, Leles district, Garut regent house;
7. Ciburuy Traditional quarters, Palamayan village, Bayongbong district, Garut regent house;
8. Naga quarters. Neglasari village, Salawu district, Tasikmalaya regent house;
9. Urug quarters, Kiarapandak village, Sukajaya district, Bogor regent house;
10. Citalang Tradition House, Citalang village, Purwakarta district, Purwakarta regent house;
11. Lengkong Tradition House, Lengkong village, Garangwangi district, Kuningan regent house;
12. Panjalin Tradition House, Panjalin village, Sumberjaya district, Majalengka regent house.
    

relationship between himan to God (Parahyangan), Human to Human (Pawongan), and Human to environment (palemahan). People live behavior is based on “karmaphala” philosophy; it is kind of believed that there are cause effect between act and result of the act. A big part of people life is colored by any kind religious or tradition ceremony. So their spiritual life cannot be removed from any kind or ritual ceremony, because of that, every time in some place of Bali is seen of ceremony dish of food or flower ceremony. This ceremony has distant of time as periodically, incidental, and in every day, it makes group of five called Panca Yadnya, consist of Dewa Yadnya, it is ceremony connect with worship to the only God or Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa. Rsi Yadnya is ceremony which relation with the religious leader (priest, pamangku and other), Pitra Yadnya, it is ceremony which has relation with ancestors spirit (Ngaben Ceremony, Memukur), Manusa Yadnya

Is ceremony which has relation with human (welcome birth, three month, otonan, cut tooth and marriage) and Buta Yadnya, it is ceremony which has relation with keep watch the natural balance ( Mecaru ceremony, Mulang Pekelem).

One of other local wisdom is the existence of Subak organization as the organization to arrange about Bali’s traditional irrigation systems which have the characteristic of socio-religious. This organization is consisting of Subak which arrange the weth field agriculture (rise field) and Subak Abian it arrange the dry agriculture (tegalan). In this year, there are 1.312 Subak.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

eader of Islam have the honor place. Appreciation as the exclusiveness of Aceh with their law Islam is cleared by government regulation number 44 in 1999 it is about implementation of the exclusiveness of Aceh. In government regulation no 1, 2006 about the Aceh government, It is included that Al-Syakhsiyah field (family problem, it is like marriage, divorce, legacy, guardianship, basic necessities of life, baby sitter and commons property), mu’amalah (customs and manners problem as human in daily life, it is like trade, feint and borrow), and Jinayah (criminality) which is based on islam law and arrange by qanun (local regulation).

Government regulation gives the free from Aceh to organize the citizen’s life as Islam studies. Although of that other religion followers have been guaranteed to pray as their own believe. This is the type of social culture Aceh’s people by the majority of Islam community there. But this province has the various religions the various kind of art and culture makes this province have the importance it self. In literature art, this province has 80 folktales which is in Aceh’s language, Gayo language, Aneuk Jame, Tamiang and Semelue. Other literature is poem which is known as tale. One of the famous tales is Sabi (sabil war).

Dance art in Aceh also have the special and Unix it self, which have feature on the beginning it just doing in certain ceremony which have ritual characteristic it is not for watching, this harmonious combination between dance, music and literature, is pulled by mans with limited place, the repeated movement mutinous in the pattern of movement which is simple and it is doing by revelation and in a long time.

There are many of dances like Seudati, Saman, Rampak, Rapai and Rapai geleng. The last dace is the very famous dance and also it mixed from Rampai dance and Saman dance. In fine art Rumoh Aceh is one of Architecture work which is made by Demand of the culture at that time. Other fine art is carved art which ahs calligraphy characteristic. Aceh special weapon is Rencong. It made based on the mixed of the culture to process the Iron (metallurgy) with the forgin art. The kind of Rencong that is very famous is Siwah.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

Bengkulu people. For example: Bersurek cloth, it is cloth which is written by bald arab letter. People believe in Bengkulu generally or 95% are Islam follower. Tradition ceremonies also celebrate by Bengkulu people. It is like circumcision, married tradition ceremony, ceremony of cutting kid's hair who is recent born. One of traditional ceremony is 'TABOT' this is traditional ceremony which is celebrate on 1 until 10 Muharram every year to commemorate the die of Hasan and Husen grandchild of Prophet Muhammad SAW by Yalid's family from Syi'ah community in the war of karbala in 61 Hijriah. In TABOT ceremony, they celebrate it with exhibitions and fishes match, telong-telong and other art that is followed by arts communities in Bengkulu province so it become the entertaining program and write in tourist calendar.

Life philosophy for people around there is "Sakadang Samo Mendaki, Kelurah Samo Menurun, Yang Berat Samo Dipikul, Yang Ringan Samo Dijinjing" it means to construct something, any heavy job if we do it together will become light in weight too. Other is "Bulek air Kek Pembukuh. Bulek Kata Rek Sepakat" it means to join with bamboo, join with people opinion.

spread of localization in three districts: Pasir Penyu, Siberia and Rengat;

3. Akit tribe: social group that is staying in Panjang forest, Rupat district, Bengkalis Regent House;

4. Jugle Tribe: the original tribe which is staying in Selat Baru and Jangkang in Bengkalis and also makes the villages in Rangsang island, Tebing Tinggi district, and staying in Merbau, apit River and Kuala Kampar.

Riau Province is very rich with the traditional handkerchiefs but until today this economic potential of citizen stills less of attention. One of traditional handkerchiefs from Riau is cane works that have a close relationship with daily needs of human. This handicraft is developed in any various forms. It is made from Pandanius leaft, Rasau leaft, seaweed, Resam Grass Blade, Rattan, Coconut leaf, Nipah leaf, and Rumbia leaf. This cane work has many various products, begin with Bakul, Chock stick, Ambung, Katang-katang, plaited mat, Kajang, roof, Ketupat, cover of dishes laid out on the table, veil and fishing equipment which is called Sempirai, Pangloo, Lukan and soon.
 
Other cane work that is also popular in Siak fabric, this fabric has special motif and they have high value selling. This Siak fabric is usually doing by traditional equipment.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

West Sumatra citizen is very appraise the traditional value and the traditional culture and also open hand with other positive value which is from outside. This condition brings to the community which is very conducive to Nation development and reformation desire. Although Minangkabeu tribe is dominate West Sumatra people at all, their life relative harmonious and peace with other new comer which is consist of many minority ethnics such as Mentawai tribe in Mentawai archipelago, Mandailing tribe in Pasaman, who has been resettled in another region from java in Pasaman, and Sijunjung, China ethnics community, and other comer tribe who are staying on the cities in west Sumatra. Between their fellow, they have connection and social interaction which is positive and rarely had ravine and a big social jealousy between many of various community and groups. This thing is strong reason for Nation Unity which is kept and developed and also be increased.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

The South Sumatera community generally live harmonious and religious, during the period at 2004-2006 for example, it has no bad note about conflict between one ethnic and the other ethnics, but the government has made a preventive to try to get peaceful among community by coming religion figure, etc. In many forum the government emphasize the important for harmony and stability for next development.

      the people prepare food tray which have of food for being eaten by everybody whose present in mosque;
2.   Rebo Kasan; The ceremony which is celebrate as thanks feeling to Allah SWT, The Only God, so they will       escape from disaster before looking for fish in the sea;
3.   Buang Joang; The rejection of troop’s ceremony for the safe of village; It is like Rebo Kasan ceremony;
4.   Ceriak Nerang; the ceremony after harvest the rice, as the symbol to thanks to Allah SWT The Only God;
5.   Perang Ketupat; this ceremony is celebrated every Sya'ban month to welcome Ramadhan;
6.   Mandi Belimau; it is celebration of a week before beginning of Ramadhan on the border of Limbung river;
7.   Lesong Panjang; this ceremony is celebrated as thanks to Allah SWT for the crop;
8.   Adat Sijuk; it is the special ceremony in big day of religion;
9.   Tari Sambut; special dance in Bangka Belitung, when people welcome the particular guest, and
10. Nirak Nanggok; this customs ceremony is to show thanks feeling for the goodness of GOD in Membalong  village,       Belitung.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

arrange all of activity and behavior of citizen who is Islam follower. Adage which is very common are "adapt bersendikan sara","sara bersendikan Kitabullah", or "sara mengato adapt memakai" a lot of Islam law up holder color Jambi people in their daily life.

Many of theory and Islam influence are applied, one of them are Tahlilan for the death, Yasinan and any kind of ceremony which follow cycle of human life, as agrarian’s people, Jambi people also have customs and tradition which is relations with agriculture. For example: "serentak turun ke umo." In field to make appropriate with the weather that is guide by climate rotation, it is called "piamo". In the plant safety in order that it cannot be destroyed by livestock it is valid a traditional aphorism "Umo bekandang siang, kerbo bekandang malam". It means if the livestock disturb the plant on the afternoon, so the responsible is on the owner of field or garden, opposite if the livestock is enter the field or garden in the night, so the responsible is on the owner of livestock. Making the customs and tradition strong and protect. So there are activities of art and culture social which is often doing, such as:

1. Tari Asik, it is celebrated by a group of people to chase the disease;
2. Tari Bardah, celebrating when the disaster is happened for rejection the disaster;
3. Kendri Seko, the purpose is cleaning the heirlooms such as Creased, spear, the Bible in the form of old Ranji-ranji;
4. Mandi Safar, celebrating at Wednesday on the last of month of safar reject disaster;
5. Mandi Belimau Gedang, is celebrating when Ramadhan will come. The purpose is to clean and aromatize our self; and
6. Ziarah Kubur, is celebrating when Ramadhan will come. This is for praying for our ancestors.
   

Lampung which is strategic as the main entrance of Sumatra island and near from the capital city of this country. The number of citizen from other place cannot be stopping every year.

Generally, Lampung people are stay in quarter named Tiyuh, Anek, or Pekon. Some of quarter is joined in one family name, and the quarter it self is consist of some buway. In every buway or the buway combination is contain a big house called Nuwou Balak. Commonly Nuwou Balak is head of family house who is the leader in that culture and also called Punyimbang Bumi.

Lampung people has the language and letter it self, but the using of Lampung language in city area is still less because of heterogeneity city people and because of that, the using of Indonesia language is more appear. For village area especially in original Lampung people villages (Tiyuh or Pekon), dominated use Lampung language. Lampung language is consist of two dialect, first “O” dialect, common use for perpaduan people. It is like Abung and Menggala: and “A” dialect is common use for Saibatin people such as Labuhan meringgai, Krui coastal area, Semangka coastal area, Belalau, Ranau, Rajabasa coastal area, Komering, and Kayu Agung. However there are perpaduan people who speak “A” dialect, it is way Kanan, Sungkai, and Pubian. Beside they have special tradition language. Lampung people also have letter themselves called Kha gha nga letter. Letter and Lampung language become local curriculums which have to be studied by student of elementary school and junior high school in all Lampung province area.

This culture value of Lampung people is from Piil Pasenggiri philosophy, which is consist of: 
a) Piil Pasanggiri (self-esteem, behavior, life attitude);
b) Nengah Nyappur (social life, self open in society);
c) Nemui nyimah (open handed, magnanimous, friendly to every people);
d) Berjuluk Beadek  (named have a title, honor each other);
e) Sakai Sambayan (community self help, mutual help).

Lampung people values is seen in tradition art form, begin with traditional dance, Classic Lampung Guitar, Oral Literature, Writing Literature and also in the born and Death ceremony. Establishment of this local tradition is dong by local government and tradition organization as synergies. In 2006, there have the number of art organization. In traditional art or new creation which is spread in any area of Lampung, Organization affiliate is include 127 dance art organizations, 87 music art organizations, 15 theater art organizations and 30 fine art organizations. This province also has 438 guarantee things in the hand of citizen and 93 archaeological site which is spread in some of territory.

Archaeological site in Prehistory period are Pugung Raharjo do Lampung Timur archaeological garden, Batu Bedil site in Tanggamus and Kebon Tebu site in West Lampung which is shape like Menhir and Dolmen. There are also archaeological site of Islam period like old grave in Banteng Sari in East Lampung and Islam grave in Wonosobo, and Tanggamus. History site are grave of Nation Patriot Raden Intan II in South Lampung. In Rua Jurai Lampung museum, base on last note in 2006, there are 4369 valuable goods from some kind of collection that has history value, culture and knowledge.

When job visited to Lampung Province on 14 July, 2005, in the opening announcement of Utsawa Dharma Gita for National level IX, 2005, President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono give a message that: our nation is complex nation which has a different background of clinique mentality, culture and religious but the truly of human is one, it is all human is made by God. Because of that, the differences are not hindrance for us to life in harmony, in peace, and firmly life to become one nation under the name of unitary state of Indonesia Republic.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

Sentani ethnic. The source kinds of local wisdom for humanity and arranging environment which is better among others can be found in Aitinyo, Arfak, Asmat, Agast, Aya maru, Mandacan, Biak, Arni, Sentani ethnic and the other ethnics.

Generally Papua community live on relatively system with following father descend line (Patrilinea). The culture itself is from Melanesia. The original Papua community are more using local language is being influenced by sea, jungle, and mountainous nature.
 
On social behavior there is very unique a community philosophy very unique, such as it is proved by Comoro ethnic culture in Mimic regency that made large drum by using blood. Dani ethnic in Jayawijaya regency like to do mock warfare. On Dani’s language is called Win. This culture constitutes generation to the other inheritance and it is become culture festival Baliem valley. There is also Honai’s traditional house on being mummy preserved with traditional medicine. There are three mummies in Wamena; Aikima mummy 350 years, Jiwika mummy 300 years, and Pumo mummy 250 years.
 
In Marin ethnic, Merauke regency, there is a plant Sasi ceremony a kind of wood which is done as part of series death ceremony. Sasi is planted 40 days after someone death day and it is taken more after 1000 days. The Asmat ethnic culture is well known until abroad with their curved and souvenir. Asmat curved has four meanings and functions. They are:
a.      Symbolize present ancestor soul;
b.      For saying feels sad and happy;
c.      As a symbol of belief with human, animal, plant motive and the other motives;
d.      As a symbol of beauty and thinking description at ancestor.
 
Imeko ethnic culture in south Sorong regency performance custom dance with Maybrat ethnic culture by dance to celebrate certain day like sugar cane harvest, coming in new house and the other.
 
To get religion constitutes one of very important aspect for community life in Papua and on peaceful among religion follower there can become example for the other villages, most of Papua community are Christian, but thus ends in accordance transportation fluent, the amount of the other religions including Moslem also has a very good progress more and more. Many missionaries do religion mission in Papua hinterland. They play important character on helping community, not only on school missionaries, hospital but also direct educated on agriculture, learn Indonesian constitute pioneer on opening flight line to hinterlands that are reached by regular flight.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

Key, Tionghoa and the others.

The traditional life of West Papua original community original still can be found in villages and every village is led by ethnic leader as leader. Original community has the majority of religion in West Papua are Christian, Catholic, and Moslem, West Papua region constitutes distributing gospel place and also Moslem. The primitive life in West Papua region almost have not found anymore. Traditional houses are made from tree bark, trunks and branches of tree also rattan string and liana forest has begun to changed with middle permanent house construction.
 
The remain at  archeology civilation can be found in Facfak and Kaiman region like archeology painting motive, human palm of hand, plant and animal motif which are painted in coral walls island by using colour and until now they still become mysterious.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

or Gorontalo tribe. Hulontalangi name is change to Hulontalo and the last Gorontalo. Gorontalo people use Gorontalo is languages that divide to three dialects, Gorontalo dialect, Bolango dialect, and Suwawa dialect. At this time the dominant dialect is Gorontalo dialect.

Gorontalo people are almost Islam follower. Islam enters to this around area is about 16th century because of there is an old kingdom, it has appeared the classes in Gorontalo citizen: King class and his descent (guardianship), and generally citizen class (Tuangolipu).

leader is like Sultan Hidayat and Prince Antasari dace Holland.

Tradition people of South Kalimantan especially Banjar tribe know a lot of tradition ceremony which is about human life, from the time that human is in uterus until the death. For example: there are prohibition for pregnant woman tradition, Babalas Bidan ceremony when the baby born is 40 days old and also give the name. Marriage ceremony which is consisting of some part, Sajaka Babasasulus is looking for the candidate wife data, Badatang is asking for the hand parents. Bantar Patalian is to give a set of goods or bride price, Qur'an and the top ceremony is Batatai bride or sit in stage, Last is Pemakanan Pengantin, Both of bride and groom go though the honeymoon for 7 days and 7 nights to eat and drink behind the close screen.

In Banjar people, they have developed the literature art and beautiful voice art which come from daily association. One of them is tease each other, sometimes they use poem and Pantun and ones, it is humor between the young generations. This tease in a long time had been changing to become a beautiful literature art until today. For example is aphorism.

Fine art, Banjar tribe knows about the beautiful embroidery and usually use as the equipment of ceremony carved art. In the building of house or mosque; they have carved object which is made by wood, also in equipment industry from brass, it is like place for Betel Vine, Cuspidor, Bokor, Kapit, Abun and soon. Cane work from Pandanus or rattan, generally doing by women to fill up their free time is increased in other territory.

To building art especially for house building, the Banjar people has had the high value of architecture, traditional house is like grand stand house with the highly roof. If you see from side of the house, it is like pyramid. This grand stand houses id different with other because we can know from social class of the owner. A long time ago that house is devided into some high people of group; it is like nobility, the leader of Muslim and trader. They have high Bebungan house which is known as Gajah Baliku, Palimasan Palimbangan, Gajak Manyusu, Balai Laki house and Balai bini house. In the other hand common house are Cacak Burung houses, Tadah Alas house, Gudang house or common cottage. Generally, the houses for common people have cross cubic shape or long cubic.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

While relative association and social integration of community as general are very strong before the horizontal conflict of SARA. The relative blood and deceived among family member in one community in the territory is very tight and familiar. Although their conviction on religion are different like the community in North and East Halmahera . The connection has grown a very strong harmony and social integration. In context connection of between Moslem and Christian, the social interaction situation is not based on cultural thinking and relative connection.

Now in North Moluccas community, the symbol who becomes the motto of North Moluccas government province that is Marimoi Ngone Masidika Ngone Foruru (be one is solidly made, separated is disperse), is the invitation for solidarities and participation. This cultural potential constitutes a very valuable asset development for being increased.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

ethnic group (11,3%), Gorontalo ethnic group (7,4%) then Totembon ethnic group (6,8%). Folksongs which is friendly they sung is Sia Patokaan and O Ina Ni Keke. In Manado city and around, language that is daily used is Melayu Manado. Manado vernacular is similar with Indonesian language but with special accent. Some words in Manado’s dialect are from Dutch and Portuguese because these areas were The Dutch and Portuguese subjugated territory.

11. Tolitoli ethnic live in Tolitoli regency, and
12. Tomini ethnic live in Parigi Moutong regency

From 12 ethnics mentioned above, count of custom leaders are 216 people. Besides 12 ethnics, there are a few foreigner ethnic live in mountainous like Da’a in Donggala, Wana ethnic in Morowali, Saesea ethnic in Banggai, and Daya ethnic in Buol Tolitoli. Despite community of Central Sulawesi have 22 different languages between one ethnic and the others, but community can communicate each other by using Indonesian language as national language and daily communication language.
 
Besides the original community of Central Sulawesi there are also inhabited by transmigrated like from Bali, Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara with Bugis and Makasar community and the other ethnics in Indonesia from the beginning of 19th   century and they have enlarge. The community of this area about 2.128.000 people and the most religion is Moslem, and the other are Chiristian, Hindu, and Buddhist. Religion tolerance degree is very high and spirit of strong community self help constitute part of community life.
 
The community who live in rural area is led by the custom leader besides of government leader like village leader. The custom leader decide custom law and fine in the form of buffalo for they collide. Generally honest and friendly community often have ceremony for receiving guests such as the tribute of white chicken, rice, eggs, and tuak who are ferment Ted and kept in bamboo.
 
Traditionally, the community of Central Sulawesi have a set of costume clothes that is made from ivo wood leather ( kind of banyan tree) which is smooth and has a high quality. This costume is different for man and woman.
 
Parts of custom and culture who are still had. Those are: 
1.      The costume made from ivo wood leather;
2.      The custom house called Tambi;
3.      The custom ceremony;
4.      Art (Modero/party dance welcoming harvest, Vaino/reading of poems are sung at sadness. Dadendate, Kakula, Lumense, and Peule Cinde/dance for welcoming the most respectful guest, Mamosa/war dance, Morego/dance for welcoming hero, Pajoge/dance in installing king/official and Balia/dance which is connection with animism belief.
 
Besides it has custom and culture who constitute characteristic of this area, in Central Sulawesi also has unique handicraft that is: black wood handicraft (ebony), plait handicraft, Donggala weaving cloth handicraft, and cloth handicraft from ivo leather.
 
Generally, the condition of religion in 2005 is followed by community. There are:
1.    Community of Moslem religion follower with percentage of 78,9%;
2.    Community of Christian religion follower with percentage of 16,29%;
3.    Community of Catholic religion follower with percentage of 1,47%;
4.    Community of Hindu religion follower with percentage of 3,07%;
5.    Community of Buddhist religion follower with percentage of 0,68%.

Many kinds of religion follower in Central Sulawesi is communicated through communication among religion follower forum are function to dynamisize harmony among religion follower, government and the others.
 
Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).

depended and obedient to religion and custom figure as leader in daily life, because influence community life who is based on patria his system. The Interpretation religion doctrine which is not exact yet often influence attitude and view of community who is plementated at social system value and culture so it can influence the view of community to women and men situation in getting community life.

The culture in NTB constitute basic capital a very important one of the first source of territory development, besides that territory culture very kinds reflect national culture, knowledge and technology, and then ability as specific and unique.

• Alor and other islands around it, uses Tewo kedebang language, Blagar, Lamuan Abui, Adeng, Katola, Taangla, Pui, Kolana, Kui, Pura Kang Samila, Kule, Aluru, Kayu Kaileso;
• Flores and other islands around it uses Malay language, Laratuka, Lamaholot, Kedang, Krawe, Palue, Sikka, Lio Ende, Naga Keo, Ngada, Ramba, Ruteng, Manggarai, Bajo, Komodo;
• Sumba and other small islands around it uses Kambera Language, Wewewa, Anakalang, Lamboya, Mamboro, Wanokaka, Loli, Kodi.

-  The amount ethnic group

 The original citizen of NTT are divided into several ethnic group who stays at the spread region all over the NTT’s area, they are: 

• Helong, part of Kupang regency area (Central Kupang district, West Kupang and Semau);
• Dawan, part of Kupang area (Amarasi district, Amfoang, East Kupang, central Kupang, the South of central Timor regency, the North of central Timor , Belu ( part of border TTU);
• Tetun, majority Belu regency and Timor Leste nation area;
• Kemak, minority Belu regency and Timor Leste nation area;
• Marae, minority West Belu regency near the border of Timor Leste nation;
• Rote, majority Rote island and  all along the North beach of Kupang regency and Semau;
• Sabu/Rae Havu, Sabu and Raijua island and several area in Sumba ;
• Sumba, Sumba island;
• Manggarai Riung, the North Flores island especially Kan Manggarai and West Manggarai ;
• Ngada, majority is Ngada regency;
• Ende Lio, Ende regency;
• Sikka-Krowe Muhang, Sikka regency;
• Lamaholor, east Flores regency comprises Adonara Island , Solor Island , and a part of Lomblen Island;
  
• Kedang, eastern most of Lomblen Island;
• Labala, southern most of Lomblen Island;
• Alor and Pantar Island.

 -  Customs, traditions and culture value

The culture which are influences the customs come from several ethnics or nation among others: China , Java, Bugis, Makasar, Ambin/Maluku, Portuguese, and Holland . Besides the ethnics above east Nusa Tenggara province is also occupied by the comer ethnics those are China descend, Arab, Bugis Makasar, Buton, Bajo, Java and also the other several ethnics.

Source: Indonesia Tanah Airku (2007).