Museum Mulawarman,Kesultanan Kutai Kartanegara

Mulawarman is the palace museum of Kutai Sultanate was built in 1963 as a replacement for the previous palace burned and was inaugurated on November 25, 1971 by Governor Wahab Abdoel Sjahranie, then handed over to the Ministry of Education and Culture dated February 18, 1976. [1]

Kedaton Hall has now been built as the residence of the Sultan Aji Muhammad Salehuddin II which has been named back in 2002. The Sultan's palace within the family cemetery there is a relative of the kingdom of Kutai and Jami Mosque 'Aji Amir Hasanuddin as witness the arrival of Islam in Kutai.

Museum formerly the palace buildings Kutai Sultanate was founded in 1932 by the Dutch government gave the palace to the Sultan Adji Parikshit Muhammad in 1935. Building materials is dominated by the concrete from the basement, floors, walls, insulation to the roof. On the front page there is a duplicate of the Statue Lembuswana Museum which is a symbol of the Kingdom of aquatic mammal. The architecture of the museum is adopted from the Dayak traditional architecture in the Kutai.

Inside the Museum Mulawarman stored historical objects once used by the Sultanate such as the Throne, The clash, Oversized Clothing, Spear, Kris, Meriam, Necklace and Yupa Inscriptions and Chinese Ceramics Collection. Erau Ceremony held each year,namely dance Kedaton Typical Ceremony and Buying the Dragon in the village of Kutai Lama. Where in each execution Erau also featured attraction in the form of Dance Arts Culture and Traditional Indigenous Upara from various other tribe in Indonesia and abroad.

Mulawarman Museum consists of two floors. Downstairs there is a collection of Chinese ceramics. while the first floor contains a collection of relics of patterned art. Behind the museum, visitors can shop for souvenirs typical of Dayak culture, stone jewelry, and other souvenirs.

Inside the museum are stored Mulawarman objects that have historical value / high art ever used by the Sultanate such as:

-Throne, as King and Queen seat. This chair is made of wood, the seat and back support are coated cotton fabric is wrapped with a yellow, so that the seat and the seat was soft. This chair is made with European style, its creator was a Dutchman named Ir. Vander Lube in 1935.
-Statue Ox Swana, Kutai Sultanate Coat, made in Burma in 1850 and arrived at the Palace Kutai in 1900. Swana ox is believed to be Guru Vehicle mounts. Other names are cowboy Yoksi Paksi Liman, the elephant-faced Ox, winged birds, horned like a cow, and insisted bertaji like a rooster, a giant head is also equipped with various kinds of ornaments that make it look beautiful statue.
-Uncal necklace, this is an attribute of objects and object kelangkapan Kutai Sultanate greatness that is used at the coronation of the Sultan of Kutai became King or at the time of the birth of the Emperor's birthday and coronation of the Emperor and other sacred events.
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-Yupa inscription, which trdapat in this museum is a replica of the original Yupa contained in the National Museum in Jakarta. Yupa inscription is an inscription found in the hill district Brubus Muara Kaman. to-7 menadakan commencement of this inscription in Indonesia historical epoch which is the first written evidence in the form of letters Pallawa found in Sanskrit.