Mamboru: History and Structure in a Domain of Northwestern SumbaMamboru is a domain on the eastern Indonesian island of Sumba, which over the past two centuries has become well known both as a source of slaves and for its practice of asymmetric prescriptive alliance. After describing the region's history since 1845, Needham draws on his own ethnographic field research to examine the villages and their dependencies, the clans and their segmentation, rank, relationship terminology, and marriage practices. |
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affinal alliances Affinal connections Alderwerelt 1906 alliance system Ana Kalang Ana Kavini Ké Ana Maari Ana Mapusu Ana Pasoka ana pulangai andunga aristocratic asymmetric bridewealth brother clan Busu Chap clan clan Ana clan Muri Tana domain Dutch Endehnese genealogy give wives Gronovius Jangga kabisu Kapita Karai Karendi Karendunga Karoku Karoku Karoku Kavaraka Karoku Kodi Karoku Ndabunga Mbaku Keri Loku Kombula Kondura layia Maká Makata Keri Mamboru Mananga Manara Tumbu mandamu Manua Kalada maràmba marapu marriage married Matalu Matolang mbapa Memboro Muri Tana Kiku Muri Tana Padua Ndàla Ndava Nggara Onvlee Palendi Pamakatu Parai Vunga Pombu prestations priestly house raja rank Ratu Kasali reported Roos Sangu Mata Savi Rara segmentation Sinunga Sumbanese Susu Table takes wives Tana Kandunguka Tana Rivu Tanggu Timba Tura Njiaka Turu Vava Rongu Vé nai Lota Vé Pàdu Vé Tendi village Vudi Waingapu western Sumba Wielenga wife-givers wife-takers woman yera Yevangu