Lamarela
E924505
Lamarela is a coastal fishing village on the island of Lembata in Indonesia, known for its traditional subsistence whaling practices.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal settlement
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fishing village ⓘ village ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
whaling central to village identity
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whaling embedded in local customary law (adat) ⓘ |
| economy |
small-scale agriculture
ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ traditional whaling-related activities ⓘ |
| foodSource |
dolphins
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reef fish ⓘ tuna and other pelagic fish ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
customary marine tenure practices
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strong communal social structure ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge of marine mammals ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCommunity | speakers of Lamaholot-related languages ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
hunting of dolphins for local consumption
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hunting of whales for local consumption ⓘ sharing of whale meat within the community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
community-based whale hunting
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small-scale artisanal whaling ⓘ traditional fishing practices ⓘ traditional subsistence whaling ⓘ use of hand-thrown harpoons in whaling ⓘ |
| legalContext | subsistence whaling under Indonesian regulation and international scrutiny ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
NERFINISHED
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Lembata Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Lembata Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Flores Sea
NERFINISHED
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coast of Lembata ⓘ |
| marineEnvironment | waters with seasonal presence of large marine mammals ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Nusa Tenggara Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lembata Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small rural population ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Catholic community ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
anthropological studies on subsistence whaling
ⓘ
conservation debates about small-scale whaling ⓘ ethnographic research on human–whale relations ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Indonesia Time ⓘ |
| transport | accessible mainly by boat and local roads on Lembata ⓘ |
| whalingMethod |
hand-thrown harpoons
ⓘ
small wooden boats ⓘ |
| whalingType | subsistence whaling ⓘ |
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