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Batak Toba marriage ritual
Bean sellers, Batak Toba society
Arbab player
Hasapi player
Sarunei player
Children of Penen
Cleaning fish
Kemiri farmer. Kemiri is a kind of bean
which grows abundantly in northern
Sumatra.
which grows abundantly in northern
Sumatra.
Debus Banten fire-eating ritual
Mocak martial arts performance
Muslim spiritualist, Aceh,
northern Sumatra
northern Sumatra
Manyulangi ceremony of
devotion to parents
devotion to parents
Tortor Kahanggi--dance of the elders
of a patrilineage, northern Sumatra
of a patrilineage, northern Sumatra
Center of the city of Medan, northern
Sumatra
Sumatra
Watermelon seller, traditional market in
Medan city
Medan city
Portrait, northern Sumatra
Sarama Datu dance,
northern Sumatra
northern Sumatra
Simalungun dance to
welcome guests
welcome guests
Parmalim music ensemble. Parmalim
is a religious community in northern
Sumatra
is a religious community in northern
Sumatra
War dance of Nias, an island territory
of Sumatra where the people have
Polynesian ancestry
of Sumatra where the people have
Polynesian ancestry
Somba--an attitude of reverence
towards the elders, Parmalim
community, northern Sumatra
towards the elders, Parmalim
community, northern Sumatra