Articles tagged with "the people"
Mentawai Villages to be Relocated: Sumatra
By Barrie | April 13th, 2008 |
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The Mentawai administration will relocate dozens of hamlets in five villages of Mentawai Island regency away from the shore due to the threat of tsunami, a local politician said. Mentawai... [Read this entry]
Book Review: Encounters with The Dani
By Barrie | April 4th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
First published in 2003, Encounters With The Dani, a history of contact with the Dani tribe, is a book worth revisiting. It was written, photographed and designed by Susan Meiselas... [Read this entry]
The Legend of Lamafa
By Barrie | April 3rd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Lamafa, a local term for a whaler in Lamalera village, along with its whaling tradition, was already around hundreds of years ago, before Catholic missionaries entered East Nusa Tenggara in... [Read this entry]
Batak Mythology
By Barrie | March 31st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
I am always delighted to see starlit skies. Indonesians are blessed because our country is positioned in such a way we can enjoy a clear night sky. Every night... [Read this entry]
Conserving Culture: Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara
By Barrie | March 27th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
A picture not only tells a thousand words for the people of Lamalera, a village in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara. It also serves as a tool to preserve their ancestral... [Read this entry]
Boedi Oetomo - National Awakening: Indonesia
By Barrie | March 12th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Sunday, the 20th of May, 1908: A handful of young Indonesians, led by Wahidin Sudirohusodo, and supported by Soetomo, Gunawan and Suradji — declared the formation of “Boedi Oetomo“, laying... [Read this entry]
A Future for Merauke’s Children: Flores
By Barrie | March 11th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Dari Sabang sampai Merauke berjajar pulau-pulau/ Sambung-menyambung menjadi satu, itulah Indonesia/ (From Sabang to Merauke, the islands are lined up in rows/Connected as one, that’s Indonesia). Those lyrics are from... [Read this entry]
The Weavers’ Ritual: East Sumba, West Nusa Tenggara
By Barrie | March 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
There are two kinds of ikat (woven textiles) in East Sumba — hinggi, which is intended for use by men, and lawu, a songket (embroidered piece) or sarong made of... [Read this entry]
Chewing Areca Nuts: Papua
By Barrie | March 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The 2,500-year-old Malay tradition of chewing nuts from the areca palm (Areca Catechu) may be deemed backward by the younger generation in Sumatra and Java but for Papuans, especially in... [Read this entry]
Kampong Jamu: Kiringan, Central Java
By Barrie | March 6th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Kampong Jamu, or the village of medicinal herbs, is the name people refer to when they are talking about the village of Kiringan, in Bantul, Yogyakarta. For the past century... [Read this entry]
