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Flores, Indonesia: travel notes - Donna Lum |
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Dancers of Watublapi perform traditional dances (2004). Here is an excerpt from their explanation of the Roa Mu'u dance: "This dance symbolizes the agreement between families for a traditional marriage. The bride's family prepares the sacred traditional sarong hung in the banana tree while the groom's family must bring an elephant tusk. The sarong must have a certain ancient motif called either Welak or Wiri Wanan and it is a symbol of fertility. The banana tree symbolizes that the new couple will be able to face any problems in their marriage as if they were a banana tree that keeps growing back even if cut down many times, and only dies having borne fruit." |
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Chris Buckley's textile travel notes from Eastern Flores and Lembata from August 2010 |
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