The Unique Life of Asmat Tribes

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Asmat is a name of a tribe in Papua. Asmat tribe known as the result of a unique wood carvings. Asmat population is divided in two, those tribe's people living in coastal areas and those living in the hinterland. the two populations are different in the ways of living, and social structure .the population of asmat tribe further divided into two parts, namely Bisman tribes who were among the rivers and streams sinesty nin and spare Shimei.

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usually in a village inhabited by approximately 100 to 1000 people. every village had one bachelor house and many family homes. bachelor's house is used for ceremonial and religious ceremonies. family houses inhabited by two to three families, who have their own bathroom and kitchen.

Survival habits and foraging among one tribe with another tribe in the area of ​​District-Mitak Citak was almost the same. Asmat tribal land, tribal and ethnic Mitak citak have a daily habit of making a living by hunting animals in forest such as snakes, cassowaries etc.. they also produce sago as a food staple and the fisherman that is looking for fish and shrimp to eat.

They know the three concepts of the world: Amat ow capinmi (the reality life that happen now), Dampu ow campinmi (the world of spirits who have died), and Safar (heaven). For the sake of saving people and redeem souls, the persons of Asmat tribe who's still alive had to make sculptures and statues, make some party like a bis party(Bioskokombi), masks party, boat party, and sago worm party.

bis statue is the most sacred statue. but now make a statue for the Asmat, not only the call from tradition. because the engraving is also selling them to strangers at a party when carving. they know, the hand-carved that they make its prices between 9 US $ thousand up to hundreds dollars outside papua.

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Today, there are approximately 70,000 Asmat people live in Indonesia. Asmat majority of children were at school.



Sometimes we forget the presence of our brothers who were there. they were just like we have the right to nationality. live from us how to try to share to others

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The Martial Art of Debus, It's No Trick It's Magic !!!

Banten is one of the provinces in Indonesia and also the name of ethnic origin contained in the province. Some people argue that people of Banten is also the Sundanese , because culture is cultivated by them are generally the same as the Sundanese.

 

In a linguistic example, Banten people use the language they called "Sunda-Banten", ie language which shows some differences compared with other Sundanese language, particularly in the intonation.
 
Regardless of the similarities and differences in cultural issues that cultivated by the Sundanese and Banten, Banten is a tribes that located in Banten province .As other ethnic communities in Indonesia, Banten people also have different kinds of traditional arts. One of them who later became a label of Banten society that call DEBUS. That is, if someone hears the word "DEBUS", so what they remind is Banten in Indonesia or Indonesia.

The arts of Power is referred has to do with tarikat Rifaiah carried by Nurrudin Ar-Raniry to Aceh in the 16th century. The followers of this religious organization while it is in a state of epiphany (an infinite joy because "face to face" with God), often strike with various sharp objects into their bodies.

Filosofi yang mereka gunakan adalah " lau haula walla Quwata ilabillahil 'aliyyil adhim " atau tiada daya upaya melainkan karena Allah semata.

The philosophy they use is "lau haula Walla Quwata ilabillahil 'aliyyil Adhim" no power and act but but from God . So, if God permits, then the knifes, machetes, swords or bullets would not have hurt them.
In Banten at the beginning this martial art used to developed of teachings Islam. However, in the Dutch colonial period and at the time of Sultan Agung Tirtayasa, this art is used to evoke the spirit of warriors and people of Banten to fight the Dutch.
Today, by the times, this martial arts serves as an entertainment only.

Debus Players

The players DEbus consists of a sheik (leader of the game), some people pezikir, players, and drummers. 1-2 weeks before the show usually Debus Palyers will implement abstinence-specific restrictions to be saved when doing the show, namely:
(1) No Alcohol,
(2) No Gambling,
(3) No Stealing
(4) No Make love with her wife or other woman

Venue and Equipment of the Game

Debus is usually done in the yard at the time of the holding of other events that involve many people. Equipment used in the game are:

(1) Debus with a rod
(2) Machete use to slice the body Debus player,
(3) knife to slice the player's body,
(4) bulbs that will be chewed or eaten (the same such as jaran kepang game in Central and East Java)
(5) pan used to fry an egg on the head of the player,
(6) coconut;
(7) kerosene and others.

The Games

Debus game generally begins with echoes several traditional songs (as the opening song or "Gembung").After it, then continued with the reading or recitation and is not macapat containing praises to Allah SWT and Prophet Muhammad .

The goal is to play savely in Debus. After the recitation and macapat completed, then followed by a martial arts game that was exhibited by one or two players without using a sharp weapon.

The next activity in a Debus game in the form of a variety of attractions, such as: puncture the stomach by using the whistle; peeling coconuts and break through by breakng into player's head; cut coconuts and burn it on the head; fry eggs and crackers on the head; slashed body with a sharp weapon like a machete and a knife; burn the body with kerosene or a walk in the embers of the fire; eating and chewing glass bulb; climb the ladder of the steps are the eyes of machete-sharp machete with bare feet, and flush the body with sulfur acid (H2SO4).

In addition, the attraction of stabbing stomach by using a whistle, a player holding the whistle, then the pointed tip attached to the belly of the other players.After that, other players will hold a wooden bat called a mace and hit the base of the whistle again and again.


When Accident happen, then the sheikh will heal by rubbing the injured body part is accompanied by reading spells, so they wound can be healed in instantly.


Then, when the attraction of cutting the body with a sharp weapon such as machetes and knives, the weapons players will be thrust into several parts of his body such as: neck, abdomen, hands, arms, and thighs.

The Debus player need to pray for him immune from sharp weapons. One example of the spell is: " Haram kau sentuh kulitku, haram kau minum darahku, haram kau makan dagingku, urat kawang, tulang wesi, kulit baja, aku keluar dari rahim ibunda. Aku mengucapkan kalimat la ilaha illahu "

whish mean moreless...
"Forbidden you touch my skin , Forbidden you drink my blood, you're forbidden to eat flesh, muscle of copper, bone of iron, skin of steel, I come out from the womb of the mother. I say words no god but Allah".

And, when the attractions of eating from broken bulb, what they spewing later is not broken glass that they eat but bat that alive !!!

The martial art of Debus Banten conducted by the society, if examined in depth, then in it contains the values ​​that can be used as a reference in a common life and the provision of life in the future. These values ​​include teamwork, hard work, and religious faith. In this case someone who wants to play Debus must be practiced continuously while running the terms and abstinence in specific restrictions for so they got the perfect ability.

Sources: www.kpsnusantara.com
Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia.

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Stone Jump For The Adult Of Nias

in My article this time I tried to introduce one of the interesting culture in North Sumatra is the only one coming from the island of Nias ; the stone Jump nias island. Maybe a lot of fellow bloggers who are not familiar with much less distinguished nias
name of culture and tradition in Nias, one of which could I introduce through this post is a stone jump, which is one of the most popular traditions on Nias island.

Nias district has its own tourism mainstay in addition to custom homes and Dance namely war Tradition Jump Rock or Fahombo the tradition carried out by a man wearing traditional clothes and local nias leap tall stone structure is composed of more than 2 (two) meters.The purpose soon is as a venue for testing the physical and mental health in male adolescents before adult time

Stones that have to jump over a monument-like building a pyramid with the top flat surface. Height not less than 2 (two) meter of width 90 centimeters (cm) long and 60 cm. The jumper is not just have to cross a pile of stones, but he also must have a technique such as when landing, because if he landed in the wrong position can cause muscle injury or broken bones.

The tradition of stone skipping has been made since the time of the ancestors, where in ancient times often happen inter-tribal wars that the young adults who have trained themselves to be strong and able to penetrate the opponent's castle which is said to be high enough to jump over.

Along the development era, this tradition also changed its function. Because today's wars are no longer happen, the tradition of stone jumping is used not for war anymore but to stage entertainment in tourist areas one of them in southern Nias and Nias district in general and also as a cultural symbol of Nias.

Once famous jump tradition this stone makes this tradition was immortalized in a thousand rupiah denominations in the early 1990s with a picture of a man of Nias, which was jumping the stone monument.Until today this tradition still exist in the middle of modern culture that increasingly squeeze. Hopefully we can preserve this culture to be proud to our nation.
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Behind the Story of Whales Lancer

Lamakera & Lamalera

In one of the coastal islands and Lembata Solor in East Nusa Tenggara province, there is a fishing village, the village community Lamakera (Solor) and Lamalera (Lembata) who were hereditary keep doing a very unique tradition and fantastic, that is; hunting koteklema (pope) by pledang(tena lamafaij); traditional whalers boat that can accommodate 16 crew, and by the way that matros (crew of whalers) which equip themselves with Kefa (traditional harpoon spear), jumped from the boat and speared whales in the middle of the high seas!

Both these locations, we can witness the activities of traditional fishing village which still maintains the tradition of whaling during lefa Nue (sea season) from May to October. A maximum of only about 15 fish caught whales is allowed within one year according to customary rules and only to cover consumption and nutrient intake of the population was just a fishing village until the next sea season.

Pledang / Paledang

Peledang is a large boat equipped with screens of woven leaves gebang. Length about 10 meters, width of about 2 meters, 1 to 1.5 meters high. Peledang equipped with outrigger on the right and left. Outrigger is intended to help protect the crew of the boat when the whale berserk and tried to attack.

This custom makes more and more curious parties. Many people to seduce foreign stakeholders-cooed to local custom. They wanted to buy a boat Lamalera.

"From abroad who had booked the boat intact, including the management of museums in England, then the Japanese, and East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government. But I say to them, the boat Lamalera exchanged with the aircraft would not even be given. This is a message from the ancestors so that should not be violated, "said Chief Bediona, Onekala Abel Beding, who is also a atamola, architect boat.

Abel, a graduate of St. Joseph Secondary School Development Maumere, Flores, it also explains, peledang made ​​usually in October, ending when the whale hunting season (May-October).

The period of boat building is completed in March, at least had to be operated in April, so just in the month of May, at the beginning lefa poured, the season is at sea, the new boat had to go down to the sea.

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