Tanimbarese are an

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n ethnic group of mixed

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and Melanesian in island of

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origin. They are majority

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followed by

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Etymology

The name ''Tanimbar'' originated from the word ''Tanempar'' in

Yamdena language Yamdena is an Austronesian language of Yamdena and surrounding islands in the Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonics, Tectonically they are located on th ...

or ''Tnebar'' in Fordata language meaning 'stranded'.

''Duan Lolat''

Tanimbar local society and social structure is based on the traditions called '. Fundamentally Duan Lolat is the marriage tradition of the Tanimbarese, the

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and his family as "the ones receiving female" are called ''Lolat'', while the

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's family as "the ones giving female" are called ''Duan''. ''Duan'' will be the superior, while ''Lolat'' will be the subordinate in this relationship. The

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that needs to be payed by the Lolat are ''sopi'' traditional alcoholic drinks, ''loran'' precious metals, ''belusu'' bracelet made from boar tusk or ivory, ''mas bulan'' gold, ''somalai'' headdress made from

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feather, and ivory tusk though this has been switched to money considering its rarity. Usually the Lolat family members work collectively to obtain these precious items to be given to the Duan.

Literature

*McKinnon, Susan. "8. The Tanimbarese Tavu: The Ideology of Growth and the Material Configurations of Houses and Hierarchy in an Indonesian Society" In Beyond Kinship: Social and Material Reproduction in House Societies edited by Rosemary A. Joyce and Susan D. Gillespie, 161–176. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000. *Kjellgren, E. P. (1997). eview of Forgotten Islands of Indonesia: The Art and Culture of the Southeast Moluccas, by N. de Jonge & T. van Dijk Pacific Arts, 15/16, 135–137. * Членов М. А. - Танимбарцы // Народы и религии мира / Глав. ред. В. А. Тишков. М.: Большая Российская Энциклопедия, 1999. * BUCKINGHAM, W. (2018). Stealing with the Eyes: Imaginings and Incantations in Indonesia. Haus Publishing. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.17072631

References

{{Reflist Tanimbar Islands Ethnic groups in Indonesia