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The Nation’s Ethnographic Diversity

Last year, a number of Indonesian anthropologists were asked to contribute their work to an anthology themed “prominent cultures of the archipelago”. The book aimed to be an encyclopedic reference of Indonesia’s ethnography, written in a narrative style.

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TEUKU KEMAL FASYA
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Gayo dancers perform a welcoming dance for guests at a ceremony to commemorate the Aceh Museum in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Thursday (30/7/2015).

Last year, a number of Indonesian anthropologists were asked to contribute their work to an anthology themed “prominent cultures of the archipelago”. The book aimed to be an encyclopedic reference of Indonesia’s ethnography, written in a narrative style. At the time, I was asked to write about a prominent Acehnese ethnic culture.

I decided to write a narrative about the Gayo people. Despite being the second largest ethnic group in Aceh, they are often misunderstood. Aceh province believed to have nine indigenous ethnic groups according to linguistic structures. Of these nine, the most “vulnerable” is the Haloban people that live on Banyak Island in Singkil. They only number in the thousands.

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