Young Batak woman performing courtship dance, bowl of water and leaves symbolising commitment, Huta Bolon, Simanindo, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A traditional Batak Gondang Siboru dance by women hoping to attract a man's proposal, Huta Bolon, Samosir Island, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of traditional Batak tribal painted carving with stylised buffalo horns, Huta Bolon, Simanindo, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A traditional Batak Gondang Siboru dance by women hoping to attract a man's proposal, Huta Bolon, Samosir Island, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Batak tribespeople in traditional dress performing local dance, Huta Bolon, Simanindo, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Three Batak tribeswomen in tribal costume performing traditional dance, Huta Bolon, Simanindo, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Toba Batak people performing a Sigale Gale puppet dance with a life-sized wooden puppet standing on a platform at Huta Bolon Museum in Simanindo village on Samosir Island, Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesia