A Tabuik is the local manifestation of the Mourning of Muharram, in particular Ashura in Twelver Shi'a Islam, among the Minangkabau people in the coastal regions of West Sumatra, Indonesia, particularly in the city of Pariaman.

It is similar in form to totem poles in the Northwest Coast art of indigenous peoples of North America.

Since 1831, the practice of throwing a tabuik into the sea has taken place every year in Pariaman on Ashura, which is the 10th of Muharram.

[1] The practice was introduced to the region by the Twelver Shia sepoy troops from India or West Asia who were stationed—and later settled—there during the British Raj.

Activities held during the week of Tabuik include kite races, traditional plays, and dance expositions such as the Tari Piring.