A tribal man with traditional adornments standing in a jungle stream holding a large knife, with a dog standing on a rock nearby, surrounded by dense foliage.

The Mentawi

Tribe

This is a travel story about the life of the "Sikerei" indigenous tribe on Siberut Island, Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia.

  • Group of people traveling in a boat on a river with lush green trees and hills in the background.
  • Four children playing with ducks on a concrete path in a rural area with traditional houses and lush greenery.
  • Traditional wooden hut with a thatched roof on stilts, surrounded by tropical trees and a cloudy sky.
  • Caterpillars on green leaves on soil and brown soil nearby.
  • A row of animal skulls and bones hanging on a string, with dried leaves and twigs, creating a rustic display.

A Portrait : Mr. Aman Laulau (R.I.P)

A head of the Sikerei tribe.

An indigenous man with tribal body paint, wearing traditional jewelry and a red cloth, wielding a machete in a dense jungle.
A man with traditional tribal markings on his face and shoulder, wearing a red cloth in his hair, is surrounded by dense green jungle foliage, seen in profile.
An indigenous person with tribal markings on arms and legs, wearing minimal clothing and jewelry, using a knife in dense forest foliage.
An elderly indigenous man wades through a shallow river, surrounded by lush green foliage.
A native man in traditional attire sitting on the floor inside a rustic wooden structure, holding a spear with a focused expression.
Indigenous man standing in jungle with a machete, wearing traditional minimal clothing and rubber boots.
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