Articles tagged ‘The People’
The Weyewa: Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara
By Barrie | January 20th, 2007 |
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The Weyewa inhabit the western highlands of Sumba, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, where they cultivate rice, corn, and cassava using slash-and-burn farming methods as well continuous irrigation of padi fields. They supplement this income through the sale of livestock, coffee, and their distinctive brightly colored textiles.
Warung Rokok: Indonesia
By Barrie | January 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
They are less than two square meters wide and pop up in front of you every 100 steps in busy roads or at least every two alleys in quiet neighbourhoods. They are Warung Rokok.
The Balinese Calendar
By Barrie | January 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
When I first started going to Bali decades ago, I immersed myself in the culture as much as possible. I can still recall looking at a Balinese Calendar for the first time and was completely perplexed.
Chinatown Rich in Jakarta History: Jakarta
By Barrie | January 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
On the main strip of Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl. Hayam Wuruk in Glodok businesses both large and small are never short of customers. It has been a center for urban economic activities since the 18th century.
The Javanese
By Barrie | January 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There were approximately 70 million Javanese in the early 1990s, the majority of whom lived in East Java and Central Java and the rest of whom lived on Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and other islands. Altogether, some 100 million people lived on Java.
Reviving Minang’s Old Embroideries: Sumatra
By Barrie | January 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Indonesia’s traditional fabrics are being increasingly abandoned for various reasons, including the popular belief that they are less-than trendy attire and the scarcity of such classic cloths.
Languages of Indonesia
By Barrie | January 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The major languages of Indonesia are Austronesian. Austronesian is a family of agglutinative languages spoken in the area bounded by Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean and Easter Island in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Chinese Kepeng: Bali
By Barrie | January 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
When I first went to Pasar Triwindu on Jalan Diponogoro in Surakarta, Central Java, it was in search of antique Kris. I did find some Kris but their authenticity was doubtful, but, I was fascinated when I found an old woman who dealt exclusively in Chinese Kepeng.
The Baduy Ethnic Tribe: West Java
By Barrie | January 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Its not very often you come across a tribe who are keepers of their traditions and national heritage and are still surviving today. In a developing country like Indonesia, one such tribe lives far removed from the influences of the western world.
Cockfighting: Indonesia
By Barrie | January 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Most of you will have heard of cockfighting or even seen one on your travels in Indonesia. Some of you might think it a barbaric act of bloody violence, and others, fascinating. But, there are complexities [both religiously and symbolically] that are rarely understood by the average traveller to Bali and beyond.
