Cultural History In Focus | “Conflict, Defensive Sites and Oral Tradition: A History of Settlement in Atauro” from Archipel

Gravesite Funeral Figure
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Conflict, Defensive Sites and Oral Tradition

A History of Settlement in Atauro

by Dominique Guillaud, Jean-Christophe Galipaud, Eustorgio da Silva Pereira Lopes, Francisco Moniz da Cruz, Joanita do Rêgo Soares, Leandro Aristides da Rosa Abi & Romeo Soares da Silva

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Shrine Figure of Deity | *Baku-Mau*
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Charm Fashioned from Buffalo Horn
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Ancestor Figure | *Itara*
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Ancestor Figure | *Itara*
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Female Ancestor Figure with Child | *Itara*
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Shrine Figure of Deity | *Lebu-Hmoru*
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Authors | Dominique Guillaud, Jean-Christophe Galipaud, Eustorgio da Silva Pereira Lopes, Francisco Moniz da Cruz, Joanita do Rêgo Soares, Leandro Aristides da Rosa Abi, Romeo Soares da Silva
Publication | Archipel 108 — pp. 17-40
Date of Publication | December 10, 2024

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