Our Asian neighbours - Indonesia. Taram : a Minangkabau village / producer, John Morris ; director and scriptwriter, Brian Hannant ; Film Australia.
A look at life in the Indonesian village of Taram, Sumatra, where clan inheritance is passed from mother to daughter. It is a matrilineal society, where the husband is considered a guest in the wife's homes. This film centres around a man of high rank in the village, Datuk Panjang. It shows the...
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Streaming Video (via Alexander Street Press) |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Multiple languages English Indonesian |
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Canberra :
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia,
1975.
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| Summary: | A look at life in the Indonesian village of Taram, Sumatra, where clan inheritance is passed from mother to daughter. It is a matrilineal society, where the husband is considered a guest in the wife's homes. This film centres around a man of high rank in the village, Datuk Panjang. It shows the daily occupations of the villagers, and a ceremony in which the hereditary clan leaders are raised to the position of Datuk. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed October 06, 2016) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (22 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:21:16 |
| Language: | In English and Indonesian with English subtitles. |