Minangkabau people
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The Minangkabau, Minangkabos, or simply Minang, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of Western Sumatra region on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
A Minangkabau bride and groom. The bride is wearing a Suntiang crown.
A statue believed to be Adityawarman, founder of Pagaruyung kingdom, a royal Minangkabau dynasty
Tuanku Imam Bonjol, a leader in the Padri War
Minangkabau chiefs, picture taken between 1910 and 1930
Karambit
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The karambit or kerambit, kurambik or karambiak is a small curved knife resembling a claw.
Minangkabau people
…acquiring property and education through merantau experience, a young man can attempt to influence his own destiny in positive ways. Minangkabau knife karambit fencing dancers (Tukang Mancak) on the west coast of Sumatra, 1897 Increasingly, married couples go off on merantau; in such situations, the woman's…
Karambit
Karambit
Knife with Sheath MET 36.25.823ab 002june 2014
Knife with Sheath MET 36.25.869ab 005july 2014