This study presents the text and first English translation of a Sumatran turi-turian or chanted epic called the tale of Datuk Tuongku Aji Malim Leman, the hero?s name. This is a famous southern Batak
An anthropologist from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, (Rodgers) along with two textile experts, who have a background in physics and economics (Anne and John Summerfield) have combine
Written from an indigenous perspective at the end of an empire on the island of Sumatra, this novel offers many insights into a vanished world.Distributed for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies,