Archtrl Highlight Photo Description/Importance Material

Atup Or the roof of Torogan which is s Made of bamboo

bonnet type of roof that is widely and cogon grass
flaring ridged

Diongal A colorful carved roof edge décor Local Wood

which is one of the features of
torogan that signifies its royalty.

Rampatan These are beams that supports the Made from trunk
roof. of Bunga Tree
Post or Tukod A hard tree trunk of huge girths which Made from trunk
are usually carved and decorated with of Bunga Tree
okir motifs and may occasionally
assume a chesspiece-like contour

Tapuwilih It is the center post of the Torogan Made from trunk

which is surrounded by twenty-five of Bunga Tree
others at the base.

Rounded It is assemblage of huge stones half- Huge Stones

boulders buried on the ground where post
stands prevent direct contact of the
post with the ground, thus inhibiting
termite attack and wood decay.
“Barimbingan” Make up the “lantay” (flooring) held Made from
planks together by wooden floor joists called Barimbingan wood
“dolog”.

Towak The wooden staircase of Torogan Made from

carved with folk okir motif. Barimbingan wood

Gisuk and (Walls and Wall studs) These things Made from Gisuk
Tartek hold the walling planks or the wood
“dingending”.
Panolong The most noticeable feature of the
torogan which are ends of the floor
beams that project and splay out like
triangular butterfly wings that are
ornately carved and painted,
alternately into the niaga/naga and
pako rabong armalis.
Malong A brightly multi-colored weaves Cotton Cloth
hanging from the rafters around a
particular territory for privacy.

Paitaw and Door and Sliding Windows that has Made of bamboo
Rowasan okir carvings. material lashed
together with
rattan.
 Tiinai-a-walay The carved center beam inside the Made from trunk
house that supports the king post of of Bunga Tree
the roof.

Dorung The multi-purpose ground space created under the wooden

beams.

Poro It is the term use to call the main house on the second
floor which is an open space partitioned only with cloths &
chests.

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