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Aceh, Riau and Johor kingdoms and Northern Sumatra adopted the Javanese style kebaya as a means of social expression of status with the more alus or refined Javanese overlords. [4] Kebaya is usually worn during official national events by the Indonesian first lady, wives of Indonesian diplomats, and Indonesian women in general. It also worn by ...
Riau Malays (Jawi: ملايو رياو , Melayu Riau) are a sub-group of Malays native to Riau and Riau Islands province on the eastern region of Sumatra.Today they only make up 29% of Riau Island population while in Riau's they still form a plurality of the population at around 45%.
A type of ritual silat also called silat yawor in Pattani, is a silat dance with a kris performed within the Burung Petala Processions. Ritual silat is also performed during the ritual ceremony of paying homage to either martial or performing art masters, known as adat sembah guru or wai khru in Southern Thailand. Silat practitioners believe ...
Makyong dance (North Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands and West Kalimantan), a traditional form of Malay dance-drama in which a form of folk theatre involving rituals connected with propitiation as well as healing; Merak dance , a classical Sundanese dance inspired by the movements of a peacock and its feathers.
A traditional house in Mandailing Natal Regency.. The Mandailing (also known as Mandailing Batak) people are an ethnic group in Sumatra, Indonesia that is commonly associated with the Batak people.
Ritual performances are more elaborate than those staged for entertainment, combining shamanism, feasting the spirits, and dance theatre. It reflects the deep, mystical significance of mak yong' s stories and dances and its original aim to serve as a conduit to the spirit world.
A Lontiok house, a traditional house of Kampar in Riau Province, Sumatra. Rumah Lontiok (meaning Lontiok House) is a traditional house of Kampar, Riau Province. Lontiok (lentik in Bahasa Indonesia) means arched or curved. Lontiok term corresponds to the form of roof ridge which is arched upward as a symbol to honor Allah.
Treatments and healing rituals bear some resemblance to those practiced by dukuns in other parts of Indonesia. Following the Christianization of the Toba and Karo Batak in the late 19th century, missionaries discouraged traditional healing and divination and they became largely clandestine activities.