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Kalwedo is valid proof of ownership of indigenous peoples in Southwest Maluku (MBD). [2] This ownership is joint ownership of common life. [clarification needed] [3] Kalwedo is rooted in the lives of indigenous peoples in the Babar archipelago and MBD. [2] The Kalwedo cultural inheritance is expressed in a language game, customs, and discourse. [3]
The folklore of the Moluccas are legends that are believed to be sacred and mystical, which reflect the culture and lives of the indigenous people of the island of Moluccas. [1]
Moluccans are the Austronesian and Papuan-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the Maluku Islands (also called the Moluccas), Eastern Indonesia. The region was historically known as the Spice Islands, [4] and today consists of two Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku. As such, "Moluccans" is used as a blanket term for the various ...
The tifa, tiwa or tiva is a single-headed goblet drum used throughout the Maluku Islands of Eastern Indonesia, where it is traditionally the "dominant instrument" in Maluku province music. [1] The term tifa has been used outside of the Maluku Islands, including on the island of Java and on the island of New Guinea , in Indonesia's Papuan ...
Baileo is a custom house, [1] in Maluku and North Maluku, Indonesia. [2] The term is derived from the word bale or balai, which is a word for a village meeting place. [3] The house is a representation of the Baileo Maluku culture and has an important function in the life of the community [2] that is why the structure forms part of the identity of any community in the Moluccas.
Suanggi beliefs exist in Maluku's neighboring province of East Nusa Tenggara. In 2010-2011, two houses were destroyed by mobs in Adonara, East Flores Regency, due to the occupants being believed to be suanggi. [7] The East Nusa Tenggara Tourism Office plans to coordinate a race for suanggi to fly as one of the events related to Expo Alor 2019. [8]
Ternate is a language of northern Maluku, eastern Indonesia. It is spoken by the Ternate people [ id ] , who inhabit the island of Ternate , as well as many other areas of the archipelago. It is the dominant indigenous language of North Maluku , historically important as a regional lingua franca .
A Salawaku (in the Tidore and Pagu languages), is a traditional shield originating from the Maluku Islands.It is also known as Ma Dadatoko, Salwake, Saluwaku or Salawako in Galela, Salawakunu in Loloda, Hawau-mu in Madole, Emuli in Buru [1] or O Dadatoko in Tobelo.