Lamalera
E924506
Lamalera is a traditional whaling village in Indonesia known for its centuries-old subsistence whale-hunting practices carried out using wooden boats and hand-thrown harpoons.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
traditional whaling community
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Lembata Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boatType | peledang ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| conservationDebate | discussed in context of whale conservation and indigenous rights ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | recognized nationally as important intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal sharing of whale meat
ⓘ
rituals associated with whale hunting ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of traditional ecological knowledge
ⓘ
symbol of Indonesian maritime heritage ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | whaling skills passed down generations ⓘ |
| economy |
barter and local trade of whale products
ⓘ
based on marine hunting ⓘ |
| foodSource |
other marine mammals and large fish
ⓘ
whale meat ⓘ |
| globalAttention |
featured in documentaries about traditional whaling
ⓘ
subject of ethnographic studies ⓘ |
| hasRisk | dangerous whaling work for hunters ⓘ |
| huntingMethod |
hand-thrown harpoons
ⓘ
small wooden boats ⓘ |
| infrastructure | remote coastal settlement with limited modern facilities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hand-thrown harpoon whaling
ⓘ
subsistence whale hunting ⓘ traditional whaling ⓘ use of wooden boats in whaling ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Lamalera people speak local Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfWhaling | treated as traditional subsistence exception in Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
NERFINISHED
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Lembata Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of the Savu Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Catholic community ⓘ |
| resourceUse |
use of whale bones
ⓘ
use of whale oil ⓘ |
| seasonalActivity | whaling season during part of the year ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
boat-owning clans
ⓘ
division of labor in whaling crews ⓘ |
| subsistencePattern | mixed marine hunting and small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| tourism | attracts cultural and anthropological tourism ⓘ |
| whalingTarget |
other large marine animals
ⓘ
sperm whale ⓘ |
| whalingType | subsistence whaling ⓘ |
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