The traditional Mentawai community in Indonesia has a variety of unique ancient cultures. one of them is archery tradition. archery for them is one way to find food. formerly this activity was done to hunt by almost all men. but now as the times progressed, the tradition of improving began to be abandoned and endangered. Mentawai arrows are also equipped with toxins that they are racik from various plants in the environment.
Sebelum memanah, Sikerei atau dukun melakukan ritual dan mengoleskan racun ke anak panah. racun tersebut dengan cepat membunuh hewan buruan, namun aman saat dimakan. Untuk melestarikan daya tarik mentawai ini, pemerintah setempat mulai menggelar pertandingan memanah yang diikuti oleh warga dari berbagai desa di pulau siberut, pulau terbesar di kepulauan mentawai.