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.
Statements (48)
| 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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