They live with Yulida’s mother in her home, a traditional rumah gadang painted the color of cantaloupe. Over tea and sweet bananas, they agreed that in their community Minangkabau customs are ...

The shapes of the tapering roofs of rumah gadang (communal house) and buffalo horns were generally chosen as themes in the pieces presented, with Minang embroidery, palm fiber, rubber, paper and ...

Palace: The Istano Basa Pagaruyung is a magnificent example of the rumah gadang style of Minang architecture. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dedicated the Istano Basa Pagaruyung, a traditional ...

The rumah gadang, which translates to “big house,” is the center of Minangkabau life. But after all these years, the majestic homes too are facing a threat – old age and deterioration.

A traditional Minangkabau home, or rumah gadang. ... Susan Schulman . Rismal, 61, works in the garden of his 58-year-old wife Zamiarni’s family's ancestral rumah gadang.

TEMPO.CO, Padang - Hungarian Ambassador to Indonesia, Judit Nemeth Pach expressed her admiration towards the culture, cuisines and natural view of West Sumatra, especially the traditional house Rumah ...

The Lubuk Bauk Surau, which has 3 levels of roofs with 2 roofs in the shape of a pyramid and one roof resembling the roof of the Rumah Gadang as the characteristic of Minangkabau traditional houses. 6 ...

An intricate palace replica from the Pagaruyung dynasty, which once ruled the Minangkabau people. Its architecture style is that of the Rumah Gadang (Big House), topped with Bagonjong (buffalo ...

Apart from the unique architecture, the clothes are also an important aspect of the Minangkabau, who make up the majority ethnic group in Negri Sembilan. Subscriptions Log In ...