Sumbanese people

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The Sumbanese people are an indigenous ethnic group from the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia, known for their megalithic tombs, distinctive ikat textiles, and traditional Marapu belief system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
country Indonesia
culturalRegion Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands NERFINISHED
economy animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
funeraryCustoms megalithic burials
sacrificial rituals
intangibleHeritage oral traditions
ritual poetry
knownFor Pasola festival NERFINISHED
ikat textiles
megalithic tombs
ritual warfare traditions
stone tombs
traditional villages on hilltops
language Sumbanese language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
livestock chickens
horses
pigs
water buffalo
locatedIn Eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED
Lesser Sunda Islands
mainCrops beans
cassava
maize
rice
marriageCustoms arranged marriages
bridewealth payments
primaryLocation Sumba NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Flores people NERFINISHED
Savunese people NERFINISHED
Timorese people NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
Marapu NERFINISHED
ritualSpecialists Marapu priests
socialStructure clan-based organization
patrilineal descent
textileTechnique ikat
traditionalArchitecture high thatched roofs
megalithic stone arrangements
raised wooden houses
traditionalBeliefSystem Marapu NERFINISHED
traditionalTextile hinggi (men’s cloth)
lau (women’s cloth)
traditionalWeapon machete
spear

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Waikabubak hasEthnicGroup Sumbanese people
Marapu practicedBy Sumbanese people