The Religious Art of Maluku Tenggara
Contents
The village of Welora in Maluku Tenggara.
Introduction
I.
The collection and the collectors
II.
Maluku Tenggara
III.
Boat symbolism
Bringing order to the world
The message of boat symbolism
The forming of a family
The boat-building ritual
The forming of society
The house-building ritual
IV.
Fertility, status and ancestors
V.
Portraying ancestors
VI.
The first ancestors
Founding mothers from Lakor
Plank statues from Damar
Tanimbar family shrines
Village founders of Kai
Owners and guardians
VII.
Later ancestors
Western Maluku Tenggara
Eastern Maluku Tenggara
VIII.
Gods portrayed
Symbols of heaven and earth
The renewal of creation
IX.
Literature
X.
Links to other sites
XI.
Colophon
XII.
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