DP109_35 - A view of a village in the vicinity of Waikabubak,Sumba, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe name of the village is Kg. Wee Tabara (as recorded by Dorothy Pelzer). In the shade of the trees there appears to be a man approaching the village. From his dress and the object (a sacred umbrella made of lontar palm) he is carrying , he may be a priest of the ancestral religion of the people of Sumba (?)Date Original24 July 1965CountryIndonesia

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Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectWee TabaraWaikabubakSumbaIndonesiaVillages

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP109_35

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Source testDorothy Pelzer