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House panel

Title

House panel

Year/Period

20th century

Region

Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Dimension

Object size: 148 x 28 x 3 cm

Accession No.

W-0006

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Acquired from E.R. Jacobson, 1932

This carved panel comes from a Minangkabau ancestral home or 'rumah gadang'. Following the matrilineal system, where inheritance is passed from mother to daughter, the rumah gadang is owned by the women of the family. However, it is not merely a residence; it also serves as the gathering point for family councils and ceremonial activities.