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Suntiang
Sign in to savethumb|A Suntiang crown, mid-20th century (Fernbank Museum of Natural History) thumb|A Minangkabau bride and groom. The bride is wearing a Suntiang Gadang crown. A Suntiang is an elaborate crown worn normally by Minangkabau women in Sumatra for festive occasions. It has the shape of a radiant fan and is made out of golden materials such as brass and copper.
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It sits within the topics Crowns (headgear) and Minangkabau.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|A Suntiang crown, mid-20th century (Fernbank Museum of Natural History) thumb|A Minangkabau bride and groom. The bride is wearing a Suntiang Gadang crown. A Suntiang is an elaborate crown worn normally by Minangkabau women in Sumatra for festive occasions. It has the shape of a radiant fan and is made out of golden materials such as brass and copper.
A piece worn by a bride (referred to as Anak Daro) for a wedding is called Suntiang Gadang, while the one worn by traditional dancers is called Pasumandan. Suntiang is worn at wedding parties, and is quite heavy, weighing up to 3.5 kilograms.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suntiang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.