00:00A unique tradition, sharpening teeth for Mentawai women.
00:08The Mentawai tribe in the Mentawai Islands, Siberut Island, West Sumatra,
00:12have unique traditions that they have carried out for generations,
00:15namely the tradition of tooth filing.
00:17This tradition is specifically carried out for women in this tribe as a sign of maturity.
00:23When selecting they are scraped or sharpened,
00:25Mentawai women are not made the way dentists do
00:29when you are going to have a tooth extracted.
00:31Not just one,
00:32but all their teeth are sharpened
00:35the result looks like a fish's tooth.
00:38For the Mentawai people,
00:40a woman can be said to be beautiful
00:41If you have lived according to the criteria,
00:44one of them is by having loving teeth.
00:47This tradition is also interpreted as one of the struggles of the Mentawai women.
00:51in finding his identity,
00:53so that it can give a persona to the men who see it.
00:56Even though it hurts,
00:58However, this tradition is still closely guarded by the Mentawai people.
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