Taram, a Minangkabau Village
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1991.8.11
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content: Penn State educational films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (color sound; 790 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film, by Film Australia, is set in the village of Taram in southern Sumatra. Film depicts daily life in a matrilineal society where clan inheritance is passed from mother to daughter. Featured is Datuk Panjan, a man of high rank, and a cermony in which hereditary clan leaders are raised to the position of datuk.

Legacy Keywords: Agricultural practices rice Sumatra ; Religion Islam Sumatra ; Political authority datuks Sumatra ; Kinship matrilineal Minangkabau ; Garb Minangkabau ; Ceremony clan leaders Minangkabau

Credits: Morris, John ; Hannant, Brian