| Ref ID: | 27469 |
|---|---|
| Ref Type: | Journal Article |
| Authors: | Bulbeck, David Aziz, Fadhila Arifin O'Connor, Sue Calo, Ambra Fenner, Jack N. Marwick, Ben Feathers, Jim Wood, Rachel Prastiningtyas, Dyah |
| Title: | Mortuary caves and the dammar trade in the Towuti-Routa region, Sulawesi, in an island Southeast Asian context |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Source: | Asian Perspectives |
| Publisher: | University of Hawai'i Press |
| DOI: | 10.1353/asi.2016.0017 |
| Abstract: | This article describes the sequence of mortuary practices and associated funerary items in the TowutiRouta region of Sulawesi during the first and second millennia a.d. in the context of the broad chronology of similar customs documented elsewhere across Island Southeast Asia (ISEA). In particular, the mortuary sequence in TowutiRouta is compared with sequences spanning the centuries a.d. in Old Luwu to the immediate west. Trade in dammar gum, which was used to coat mortuary vessels, was an economic mainstay in Old Luwu and TowutiRouta at the time of European contact. Dammar gum is investigated for its potential role in financing the import of exotic goods, underpinning regional networks that facilitated the spread of mortuary traditions, and promoting the development of a chiefly social organization. |
| Date Created: | 2/15/2017 |
| Volume: | 55 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Page Start: | 148 |
| Page End: | 183 |