Thursday, February 21, 2013

Jew --Asmat Traditional House-- Chapter V


BREAK THE LAST



The land was almost razed to the ground, some wreaths still seemed, had withered and dried. A tombstone-shaped wooden cross stuck upright, bearing a name. On the day of mourning has been declared a funeral, the day was filled with the roar of grief, sobs, and expressions of sorrow of relatives left behind by rolling around in the mud. Funeral for war chief, drummers drums and traditional elders accompanied with ceremonial drums-at-the condolences. Now, it looks deserted tomb, on the left and right seem too mound covered tin roof supported on wooden poles with cross-shaped headstones. Underneath, the body without the spirit dwelling that has been turned into bones. The body was not in the grave

Rows Head War Cemetery, musician Tifa, and Documentation Indigenous Elders Th. 2008 located at the position excluded from settlement and housing, but in a special place through which everyone, even when the whole village gathered to perform a ritual in sustaining life. Spirit of all the deceased as if to bless and give strength to the lives of future generations. Spirit was even still "alive", because it has been incarnated in the form of statues that have been planted as a pole pedestals.

The tomb was located in a jew, a special place by virtue of the body to be buried in the yard gain proclamation that special anyway. Front Page jew land is limited, not all the bodies have the honour to be buried in front of the jew. Those honoured were buried in the front yard jew is the war chief, the drummer drums, dancers, carver, traditional elders and those who have an influence on the life in the village.

Special on the front page there is a jew Cemnes tomb with cross-shaped tombstone, bearing the name: Elisabeth Pombai and Hermina Mbait. The names of women who do not always follow ritual allowed in the jew, but had the honour to be buried in front of the custom-house. The name written on the wooden headstone is the name of the war chief's wife, drummer drums, and tribal elders have influence in public life. In the name of honour-as a wife who has influence, then the woman is entitled also buried at the site of the venerable-

Tomb for people who accidentally get a special effect-on the front page of jew-Placement is a realization of an idea, though has gone but the spirit of those who have died, still alive. Spirit should remain at a particular place in order to witness the life and customs ritual held for people who are still alive. The expertise that has brought also buried in the ground to keep in mind as well as a motivation for people who are still alive. Thus, it is expected that life would go better.





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