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Raden Adjeng Kartini, also known as Raden Ayu Kartini (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904), [a] was a prominent Indonesian activist who advocated for women's rights and female education. She was born into an aristocratic Javanese family in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). After attending a Dutch-language primary school, she ...
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Letters of a Javanese Princess (Dutch: Door duisternis tot licht: Gedachten over en voor het Javaansche volk; 'Through darkness to light: Thoughts about and for the Javanese people') is a posthumous book of letters by the Dutch East Indies women's rights activist and intellectual Kartini.
A rumah gadang serves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities. With the Minangkabau society being matrilineal, the rumah gadang is owned by the women of the family who live there - ownership is passed from mother to daughter. The houses have dramatic curved roof structure with multi-tired, upswept gables.
Interior of the Pagaruyung Palace, showing the long common area of a rumah gadang. The two-level floor is a symbolic element specific to the palace. Each element of a rumah gadang has its own symbolic meaning, which is referred to in adat speech and aphorisms. The elements of a rumah gadang includes: gonjong, hornlike roof structure
Islam reached northern Sumatra first before any other part of the archipelago. The Islamic architecture adopted in Sumatran Sultanates mosques and istanas (palaces). The most notable architecture influences are Persian and Indian Mughal architecture. Examples of Islamic architecture in Sumatra are: Asserayah Hasyimiyah Palace, Riau
This rangkiang is traditionally located in the middle of a rumah gadang's courtyard. It is supported by four poles. [2] Another type of rangkiang is the si tanggung lapar or si tangguang lapa or si tangka lapa ("the one that supports hunger"), which is used to store surplus rice for use in times of scarcity.
The Kerajaan Jambu Lipo or Kingdom of Jambu Lipo is located in the district of Lubuk Tarok, Sijunjung district, West Sumatra.According to Tambo Minangkabau, the name Jambu Lipo came from the result of an agreement between Rajo Tigo Selo in Pagaruyung which stipulated that they should not forget each other, with the origin of the word "jan bu lupo" meaning "don't forget mother".