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    Minangkabau (Fundamental of culture‚ religion‚ belief and tradition) The Minangkabau ethnic group‚ also known as Minang (Urang minang in  Minangkabau language)‚ is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra‚ in Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal‚ with property and land passing down from mother to daughter‚ while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men (although some women also play important roles in these areas). Today 4 million Minangs live in West Sumatra‚ while about

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    The history of the Minangkabau name has a unique legend associated with it and it’s about how a Minangkabau prince and a neighboring nation had a dispute over land. Instead of going to war and destroying each other the two princes decided to settle the dispute with two fighting water buffaloes. The prince of the neighboring nation raised their buffalo to be a mean and ruthless beast ready for destruction. The Minangkabau decided to take a baby buffalo and sharpen its horns like knives. When the two

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    three leaders could not figure and run as smoothly as expected as they were not able to convince Tuanku Nan Tua‚ a religious leader who used to be friend in trading before leaving for the Holy Land‚ on religious patterns that he would develop. Haji Miskin also had been involved in Tuanku Nan Tua’s moderate local revivalist movement before leaving for Mecca. So he went to Enam Kota‚ and stay in the Pandai Sikat. In Pandai Sikat‚ Haji Miskin became the client of one of the penghulu of Pandai Sikat

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    show some parts of article about Caklampong’s history. Page 1 History Caklempong traditional music is said to have brought to Malaya by the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra settled in Negeri Sembilan as early as the 14th century. Minangkabau society call the caklempong as talempong. (Source: Abdul Samad Idris‚ 1970) In the earlier tradition‚ other than the purpose for fun‚ caklempong was also played as an important

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    Minangkabau Houses: Matrilineal Architecture Fig. 1: Location Map (Google Map‚ 2017) Introduction Located a Western Sumatra at Padang Panjang (Fig.1)‚ the Minangkabau is commonly recognisable through its jutting buffalo horn roof also known as “rumah bagonjong” (Wiryomartono 2014). The Minangkabau house also known as “Rumah gadang” literally meaning the great house (Wiryomartono 2014)‚ serves as a residence‚ a hall for family meetings and for ceremonial activities. According to (Kahin 1999)‚

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    Caklempong which are Caklempong Gereteh‚ Caklempong Tigkah and Caklempong Sauwa and the difference between these 3 is the amount of Bonang they use and the notes that they use. According to history‚ Caklempong was brought to Malaysia by the Minangkabau citizens from West Sumatera and settled down in Negeri Sembilan around the 14th century. It is really amazing to see how they could play it with such enthusiasm and hitting the Caklempong like hitting the drums and you could see how happy they look

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    relevance to the anthropology of gender than simply pointing out a flaw in another academic’s work. For Blackwood‚ this piece is also‚ to some extent‚ an extension of her work on the understanding of kinship amongst Minangkabau. In her previous work on the matrilineal nature of the Minangkabau‚ Blackwood established the importance of the mother-daughter relationship (2005‚ 12-3)‚ so in this ethnography when she examines the relationship between tombois and their mothers‚ it begs questions of how mothers

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    1803 - First phase of Padri War * Began in 1803 prior to Dutch Intervention and lasted until 1825 * also called the Minangkabau War * a conflict that had broken out in Minangkabau state between the so called adat and padri religious factions. The Adats were Minangkabau traditionalists who wanted to continue to include indigenous pre-Islamic religious practices and social traditions in local custom (Islam Abangan). The Padris‚ like contemporaneous jihadists in the Sokoto Caliphate of West

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    The heritage building in Negri Sembilan that I admire most is none other than the Old Palace of Seri Menanti. The majestic grand timber palace oozes charm and character. It is the living proof of the mastery of carpentry‚ craftsmanship and architectural skills of Malay carpenters and craftsmen a century ago. This magnificent five-storey palace was designed and built by two skillful local carpenters known only as Tukang Kahar and Tukang Taib (Tukang in Malay literally means carpenter or craftsman

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    and animism inBodha‚ and the fusion of Hinduism and animism in Kaharingan; others could be cited. Balinese dances have stories about ancient Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms‚ while Islamic art forms and architecture are present in Sumatra‚ especially in the Minangkabau and Aceh regions. Traditional art‚ music and sport are combined in a martial art form called Pencak Silat. Western culture has greatly influenced Indonesia in science‚ technology and modern entertainment such as television shows‚ film and music

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