SD1-332
SD1-332
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2016-03-19
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Danerek, H. Stefan
Sopune, Pitu
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Danerek, H. Stefan
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Danerek, H. Stefan
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Genre: Adat/oral history. Title: Dhubu tetu. Meli Dhokane, Edo domain (pronounced Heto/Hedho), of Ko'a descent tells about the Ko'a descendants who live in Heto, their ritual centre ('dhubu tetu') and a few ancestors that they can get in contact with at the ritual center or a 'raju', a place with a flat stone. Meli was recorded outside of A. Roja's house, with her husband Toka when we visited Roja at Wolondopho 19 March -16. Jermes Toka and his wife Meli were passing by on the way to their plantation, stopped and chatted for a while, and we found their descent and stories interesting. The 'dhubu' is associated or was established by her grandmother/ancestor Lélu. The image of her is terrifying, she carries her huge breasts over her shoulders (similar to stories of witches/ogres on Flores and Ko'a itself) and people run away in fear. She lived near the 'dhubu', like Meli Tokane does today. There are ritual objects, adat "snake gold", brass bracelets, necklaces, an invisible(unhearable?) gong. Near the 'dhubu' is the ritual rock of Woko Toka, an awesome ancestor. People can get cured from disease at the stone (with raju, ‘spiritual power or energy’, cf. Malinowski and 'mana') with traditional prayer (bhulu wa'o) and an offering, 28 eggs are mentioned for the healing of crazy people. The diasease is painted or carved on an egg that is laid down on the rock. Recorded by SD/Cawa and Pitu Sopune 19 March 2016 at A. Roja's house, Wolondopo, Edo.The annotation of this item was supported by a Firebird Foundation reearch grant for the documentation of Oral literature and Ecological knowleadge.
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Palu'e, Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Recording made in kampong Ko'a, Ko'a domain.
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