Taram: a Minangkabau Village

Description: Episode of Series “Our Asian neighbours: Indonesia”. In the Indonesian village of Taram, Sumatra, the clan inheritance is passed from mother to daughter - a matrilineal society. The husband is considered a guest in his wife’s house. This film centres around a man of high rank in the village. It shows the daily occupations of the villagers, and a ceremony in which the hereditary clan leaders are raised