Lamalerans
E924507
Lamalerans are an indigenous ethnic group from Lembata Island in Indonesia, renowned for their traditional subsistence whaling and seafaring culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| academicInterest |
studied by anthropologists
ⓘ
studied by marine conservation researchers ⓘ |
| boatType | peledang ⓘ |
| conservationContext | subject of international debate on whaling and conservation ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
boat-blessing ceremonies
ⓘ
communal sharing of whale meat ⓘ rituals before whale hunts ⓘ taboos related to the sea ⓘ |
| economyType | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| huntingMethod |
hand-thrown harpoons
ⓘ
wooden rowing boats ⓘ |
| isCoastalCommunity | true ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal elements ⓘ |
| language | Lamalera dialect of Lamaholot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfWhaling | allowed under Indonesian law as traditional whaling ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lembata Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| mainSettlement | Lamalera village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaRepresentation |
featured in documentary reports on traditional whaling
ⓘ
featured in ethnographic films ⓘ |
| populationTrend | affected by out-migration ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
indigenous ecological knowledge
ⓘ
maritime skills ⓘ traditional whaling culture ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resourceUse | use of entire whale carcass ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| targetSpecies |
dolphin
ⓘ
manta ray ⓘ sperm whale ⓘ various large marine animals ⓘ |
| threat |
economic change
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environmental change ⓘ religious and cultural change ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
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seafaring ⓘ small-scale fishing ⓘ subsistence whaling ⓘ |
| whalingSeason | May to October ⓘ |
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