In tropical west Malaysia mainly in Negeri Sembilan, the influence of Minangkabau are still going strong in the district like Kuala Pilah, Bahau and Jelebu. And the royal capital of Negeri Sembilan is in Seri Menanti and in terms of their economic lifestyle, they used to have a different type of economic resources. It is actually varies in every places because of their ecological conditions.
In area where well watered valleys and gentle slopes can support wet-rice cultivation. forest supports collection of woods and wild products. drier hills support commercial crops such as cinnamon, fruit, coffee and so on. In terms of Industrial Arts, carpentry, wood carving, tailoring, jewelry are one of the common industrial art. last but not least is trade, Minangkabau men are active in trade throughout Southeast Asia, the reason for this is because of the factor that they could not inherit Minangkabau rice land.
the men of Minangkabau are doing their chores
(the picture is just an illustration)
Nowadays, with the technology and development arisen in Malaysia, the state of Negeri Sembilan are now one of the place for tourist to visit because of the uniqueness of their culture and architectural buildings and thus, expanding the scope of economic structure for the people of Minangkabau in Negeri Sembilan. there are also a type of dance being inherited from the ancestors of Minangkabau. And here is one of the interesting type of dance by Minangkabau people that i had found.
The Minangkabau’s can what people called to be a girl power nation. They believed that they are descendents of Bundo Kanduang, a mythical queen who is the ruler of Minangkabau’s people.
Minangkabau’s people is an avid fan of the bulls especially their horns. if you did not beleive it, just look at the house :D
most male Minangkabau’s end up wandering to many parts of the Malay archipelago, becoming scholars or merchants. These are encouraged at an early age as a source of wisdom so that they can run the family unit or government well.
Last but not least, Minangkabau's people loves to eat hot and spicy food!
Rice, fish, coconut and chilli are the basic ingredients of the Minangakabau meals. Meat, especially beef and chicken, is mainly prepared for special occasion. however, pork is prohibited because it is not eaten by Muslim Minangkabau people. and for reasons of taste preference and availability, lamb, goat and wild game are rarely eaten. However, rendang is a popular meat dish. it also has been identified as one of the Minangkabau food culture characteristic dishes.
Vegetables are consumed daily. Fruit is mainly seasonal, although certain kinds of fruit such as banana, papaya and citrus can be found all year around. coconut has an important role in Minangkabau food culture and is the main source of dietary fat. while almost all food items consumed by the Minangkabau can be cooked with coconut milk, fried food with coconut oil is considered to be a daily basic food.
Adat Perpatih is unique. marriage within the nearest family or clan is prohibited, cousin marriage for example between a woman and her father's sister's son is more preferred. married couples usually live with the wife's mother or another relatives. the women are expected to manage their career and house chores. land are collectively owned by elderly women but decision regarding land usage are made by consensus. however, the Minangkabau men tend to leave their hometown and seek for wealth and respect in the other land.
The costume that the bride and the groom of Minangkabau's wear
minangkabau woman's wedding diadem. the bride of Minagkabau wears it during her wedding day
There are two adat in Minangkabau, one is Adat Temenggong and another one is Adat Perpatih. Adat Perpatih is more to the men side and in their culture, the men can marry with anyone they want as long as it does not against their religion, Islam. They assume that the men are more responsible in distribution of estate. Adat Perpatih is opposite to the Adat Temenggong where it is more to the women side.
As we can see from the video, we can learn a little bit about what is Adat Perpatih. Here, is the brief explanation or a brief summary about it, Adat perpatih was originaly came from the land of Minangkabau itself in Sumatera. it was being founded by a leader name Dato' Perpatih Nan Sebatang. Adat Perpatih is more to the women side in terms of their distribution of the estate,selection of the leader and customary marriage that were being inherited from generation to generation. The Minang's are also considered as the world's largest matrilineal society. A state in Malaysia named Negeri Sembilan is heavily influenced by Minang culture.
In tropical west Malaysia mainly in Negeri Sembilan, the influence of Minangkabau are still going strong in the district like Kuala Pilah, Bahau and Jelebu. And the royal capital of Negeri Sembilan is in Seri Menanti and in terms of their economic lifestyle, they used to have a different type of economic resources. It is actually varies in every places because of their ecological conditions.
In area where well watered valleys and gentle slopes can support wet-rice cultivation. forest supports collection of woods and wild products. drier hills support commercial crops such as cinnamon, fruit, coffee and so on. In terms of Industrial Arts, carpentry, wood carving, tailoring, jewelry are one of the common industrial art. last but not least is trade, Minangkabau men are active in trade throughout Southeast Asia, the reason for this is because of the factor that they could not inherit Minangkabau rice land.
the men of Minangkabau are doing their chores
(the picture is just an illustration)
Nowadays, with the technology and development arisen in Malaysia, the state of Negeri Sembilan are now one of the place for tourist to visit because of the uniqueness of their culture and architectural buildings and thus, expanding the scope of economic structure for the people of Minangkabau in Negeri Sembilan. there are also a type of dance being inherited from the ancestors of Minangkabau. And here is one of the interesting type of dance by Minangkabau people that i had found.
The Minangkabau are originally came from Sumatra, it is an island in southern Indonesia. But there are about 400, 000 Minangkabau live throughout Tropical west Malaysia . the name Minangkabau may be came from a myth that tells a fight between two water buffalo. The one from Majapahit who want to rule in the island and the other buffalo is from the people of Minangkabau who wants to fight for their land. at the end, the female water buffalo won the fight and from there, the word Minangkabau appeared and the meaning for it is 'Menang Kerbau'.
"Karano tanduak basi paruik tajalo
Mati tanduak basi paruik tajalo
Tuo jo Mudo sungguahpun heran
Datangnya indak karano diimbau
Dek karano Cadiak Niniak kito
Lantaran manyambuang di galanggang tanah
Dipadapek tuah kamujuran
Timbualah namo Minangkabau"
