Minangkabau

"The horn shape of the female headdresses, according to Minangkabau legend, is a symbol of victory in the battle between a young buffalo and a big buffalo as mentioned in their folklore," Suwati says, adding the word Minangkabau is derived from menang (win) and kerbau

The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2009

It is tradition or obligation for all Minangkabau males disregard their ability of martial arts.

Fantastic Fest – Merantau « Geek Related 2009

They only mentioned Minangkabau on the opening narration.

Fantastic Fest – Merantau « Geek Related 2009

“In Minangkabau culture … every child must someday leave their home and faces challenge in their life”.

Fantastic Fest – Merantau « Geek Related 2009

Hmm, that made me think of the Minangkabau in Indonesia.

Can you love God and feminism? - Feministing 2008

Ethnic groups: Javanese 40.6%, Sundanese 15%, Madurese 3.3%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Betawi 2.4%, Bugis 2.4%, Banten 2%, Banjar 1.7%, other or unspecified 29.9% (2000 census)

Indonesia 2008

Everything I knew about Ina's people I had learned from the Sumatran guidebook I had read on the plane from Singapore: there were more than five million Minangkabau living in villages and cities in the highlands; many of Padang's finest restaurants were operated by Minangkabau; they were famous for their matrilineal culture, their business savvy, and their blend of Islam and traditional adat customs.

Spin 2005

It was not surprising, then, that there were Minangkabau working at every level on the docks at Padang.

Spin 2005

Which implied that Ina was a Minangkabau doctor and that we were in the Sumatran highlands, probably within sight of Mount Merapi.

Spin 2005

The future I extrapolated for Sumatra and the Minangkabau people is also very much my own invention, but the matrilineal Minangkabau culture, and its coexistence with modern Islam, has attracted the attention of anthropologists — see Peggy Reeves Sanday's study, Women at the Center: Life in a Modern Matriarchy.

Spin 2005