A look at life in the Indonesian village of Taram, Sumatra, where clan inheritance is passed from mother to daughter. It is a matrilineal society, where the husband is considered a guest in the wife's homes. This film centres around a man of high rank in the village, Datuk Panjang. It shows the daily occupations of the villagers, and a ceremony in which the hereditary clan leaders are raised to the position of Datuk
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