Director Fiona Kerlogue
Country/Production UK
Release 1998
Length 50 mins
Format Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region
Location Indonesia, Sumatra /Asia
Ethnic Group Indonesian
Comments Study guide available
Order No RAI-200.257
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This film records the preparations for the wedding of two sisters in eastern Sumatra in December 1996. There is an emphasis on the importance of the role of women in the village. Ritual exchanges of textiles and cakes, and a series of purification rituals are shown.
