#culture

custom; tradition; customary law

statue; sculpture; idol

batik; a traditional Indonesian fabric dyeing technique using wax

Borobudur; the largest Buddhist temple in the world, located in Central Java

culture; civilization

clever; smart (Minangkabau language)

temple (Hindu or Buddhist)

to be decorated with; to be adorned with

drum (war drum; large drum)

to carry together; to lift jointly

feast; communal meal; banquet

keris; a traditional asymmetrical dagger

maternal uncle; clan elder (Minangkabau)

Malay; Malay people/culture

to leave one's homeland to seek fortune; to migrate for work

Minang; short form of Minangkabau

Minangkabau; an ethnic group from West Sumatra

monument

elder; ancestor; grandparent (Minangkabau)

Pancasila; the five founding principles of Indonesia

celebration; festivity; grand event

foreign land; overseas; abroad

relief; carved panel on a wall

rendang; a slow-cooked dry curry from Minangkabau

together (in cooperation); collectively

stupa; a dome-shaped Buddhist monument

tribe; ethnic group; clan

tradition; custom

ceremony; ritual

heritage; inheritance; legacy