Cultural values
Knowledge: People Mentawai also has its own expertise in terms of science: the science of predicting the future.
Social: The social structure of the Mentawai people are patrilineal. Traditional social structures are together, they live in a big house called Uma. The social structure also is egalitarian, that is, each adult member of Uma has the same rights, except the shaman (sikerei) which has a higher precedence because it can cure the disease and led the ceremony kagamaan.
Art: In terms of artistic, Mentawai people really give a unique distinctiveness. The arts are tattooed, which contains the identity symbol of social status or profession, as a symbol of natural balance and beauty. There is also art sharpen the teeth of both men and women as well as making the animal motif carvings on the walls of the house.
Religion: Roman Catholic majority of the Mentawai tribe. Mentawai tribe has always been their custom rules that run the Arat Sabulungan. Arat traditional means, while significant Sabulungan leaves. Arat Sabulungan meaning set Mentawai tribe lives to honor and keep the leaves. Based on the teachings of the ancestral Mentawai leaf bersemayamnya believed to be the god of the forest, the mountain god, the god of the sea, as well as the god of water. Mentawai tribe also believes the leaves become a liaison between the Creator and man. So strong is the belief of the strength of the Mentawai tribe leaves. One of the ceremony known as the trust Pangureikan, the ceremony blessing the petition to keep disease and natural disasters. On a quiet night's Mentawai people ask Saukkuita (the good spirit) is believed to regulate the earth, protect the whole family, and keep him away from every illness.
Resource Literature :
Melalatoa, M. Junus.
1995. Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
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