When Mary Steedly went to North Sumatra, Indonesia, she intended to study the curing practices of Karo Batak spirit mediums, the gurus who keep a community in touch with its ancestors. She became fascinated by the stories these women and men told of their encounters with spirits in the ritual arena and on the borders of the everyday social world. In these stories, Karo mediums conveyed their sense of historical out-of-placeness, which they described as \"hanging without a rope,\" in Indonesia's state-proclaimed Age of Development. Based on the author's three years of fieldwork in urban and rural Karoland, this engaging and sympathetic account focuses on issues of experience, memory, and narrative plausibility. Steedly approaches mediums' stories not simply as reservoirs of information about \"what happened\" at a particular moment, but as interested efforts to map a pathway across the shifting landscape of historical memory. Over the past century Karoland has been the scene of colonial conquest, Christian conversion, commercial agricultural development, military occupation, reolution, migration, and modernization. Storeis of spirit encounters, Steedly argues, provide an alternative, \"unofficial\" perspective on the historical transformation of the Karo social world. In addition to her rich ethnographic material, she draws on feminist theories of subjectivity, William Faulkner's reconstructions of personal and collective memory, and current anthropological explorations of the politics of representation to open the ethnographic imagination to historical eventfulness. Mary Margaret Steedly is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Bamboo Lime container used by Batak men & women in North Sumatra, Indonesia This container was made from wood and comes from the Karo Batak people of North Sumatra. Usually, such containers are used to hold lime for use in making betel quid. (Betel is a type of mild narcotic that is chewed.) Remarkable lime remains inside and persistent odor. In good condition with light color with decorations. Used as a pestle, a nail was subsequently inserted as a reinforcement. Height: 7.5 cm - Ancient and rare object. Delicious patina.
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When Mary Steedly went to North Sumatra, Indonesia, she intended to study the curing practices of Karo Batak spirit mediums, the gurus who keep a community in touch with its ancestors. She became fascinated by the stories these women and men told of their encounters with spirits in the ritual arena and on the borders of the everyday social world. In these stories, Karo mediums conveyed their sense of historical out-of-placeness, which they described as \"hanging without a rope,\" in Indonesia's state-proclaimed Age of Development. Based on the author's three years of fieldwork in urban and rural Karoland, this engaging and sympathetic account focuses on issues of experience, memory, and narrative plausibility. Steedly approaches mediums' stories not simply as reservoirs of information about \"what happened\" at a particular moment, but as interested efforts to map a pathway across the shifting landscape of historical memory. Over the past century Karoland has been the scene of colonial conquest, Christian conversion, commercial agricultural development, military occupation, reolution, migration, and modernization. Storeis of spirit encounters, Steedly argues, provide an alternative, \"unofficial\" perspective on the historical transformation of the Karo social world. In addition to her rich ethnographic material, she draws on feminist theories of subjectivity, William Faulkner's reconstructions of personal and collective memory, and current anthropological explorations of the politics of representation to open the ethnographic imagination to historical eventfulness. Mary Margaret Steedly is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
A simple marinade of lemongrass, garlic, lime juice, and soy sauce helps pork shoulder caramelize over the coals in this recipe for Babi Panggang Karo (North Sumatran Grilled Pork) from chef Rahung Nasution.
HISTORY OF CULTURE | THE CULTURE OF BATAK TRIBE | Batak tribe of North Sumatra. Area of origin is known as the residence of the Batak Karo ...
Horn & Woven Fibre Bullet Holder (Paru-paru) Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century length: 20cm This fine bullet case of carved buffalo horn and with an end of finely woven fibre is typically Batak in form in that it also serves as a talismanic or protective device carved as it is with a … Read more
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Horn & Woven Fibre Bullet Holder (Paru-paru) Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century length: 20cm This fine bullet case of carved buffalo horn and with an end of finely woven fibre is typically Batak in form in that it also serves as a talismanic or protective device carved as it is with a … Read more
Here a scene from a Traditional Batak dance performance ( Tor-tor and Sigale-gale) at the Huta Bolon Village (Desa Huta Bolon), Simanindo, Samosir Island, North Sumatra. artflakes • google+ • twitter • facebook • tumblr • 500px • blog All Rights Reserved, no reproduction without prior permission. © Alexander Ipfelkofer
Man & Woman’s Bamboo Lime Containers Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia early 20th century heights: 17.7cm & 8.5cm These two containers have been fashioned from wood and bamboo, and are from the Karo Batak people of north Sumatra. Usually, such containers are used to hold lime for use in making the betel quid. (Betel is … Read more
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Language information: “Batak” is a group label for a number of ethnic groups and their languages of the northern highlands of the Indonesi...
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Visiting a traditional Karo Batak village was one of the highlights of our holiday in Indonesia. --- in Dutch --- Het bezoek aan een traditioneel Karo Batak dorp was een van de hoogtepunten van onze trip door Indonesië. Canon EOS 50D | Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC II HSM 1/6 sec | f/2.8 | 72 mm | iso 1000 | 0 ev | flash fired © All Rights Reserved
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