Sea Hunters of Indonesia
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Series: Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 28 November 1996
- ISBN 9780198280705
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages490 pages
- Size 242x163x32 mm
- Weight 1014 g
- Language English
- Illustrations halftones, line drawings, tables 0
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Short description:
Sea Hunters of Indonesia is a comprehensive study of the culture, economy, and history of Lamalera, a traditional whaling and textile-producing community in Indonesia, now becoming a major tourist attraction. R.H. Barnes offers a richly detailed and beautifully illustrated view of unique ways of life that are now under threat.
MoreLong description:
Sea Hunters of Indonesia is a comprehensive study of the coastal community of Lamalera, whose traditional ways of life make it unique. One is an unusual kind of sea-fishing: the hunting of whales, porpoises, and giant manta rays. The other is the production, by the women of the community, of remarkable fine dyed textiles.
Recently these traditions have come under intense pressure from external economic influences, and the people of Lamalera are starting to move into modern occupations. The community, famous for the beauty of its setting as well as for its crafts, is now a major tourist attraction, and it may now survive only as part of the tourist industry.
At this crucial point in the history of the region, R. H. Barnes offers a richly detailed and beautifully illustrated picture of the culture and economy of Lamalera, the fruit of many years' study. He records all aspects of life in Lamalera, and places it in the broader context of the past, present, and future of Indonesia as a whole.
An important work ... handsomely produced and illustrated ... If 'maritime anthropology' ever becomes a recognized specialty, this book, for its substantive detail, will rank as a pioneer classic
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Village
Disaster, Migration, Foundation, and History
Descent Groups
Marriage Alliance
Life, Development, Spirits, Faults, and Retribution
Death
Cloth, Salt, and Markets
Seasons, Winds, Tides, Currents, Celestial Objects, and Directions
Fishing
Boat-Owning Groups
Large Boats
Boat Construction Ceremonies
Harpoons, Ropes, and Other Gear
Open-Sea Fishing and Hunting
Hunting Whales and Other Cetaceans
Fishing Near Lobetobi and Pantar
Early Whaling and Contacts with Timor
Lamalera Past, Present, and Future
Appendices, Notes, References, Index
