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Wednesday reading--singing to the trees
Sep. 5th, 2018 02:27 pmMore Timor ca. 1960:
That is a mighty fine tradition, and I wish we had it here. (I wonder if they still have it there.)
Here's a picture taken in 2006 by Flickr user giantpandinha of a house going up in Timor-Leste
And here's another by her from the same year, looking up at those strong supports:
There are different styles of house in different parts of Timor, but the ones King was talking about are the very distinctive house of Lospalos. Here's a photo taken in 1988 by Flickr user incitio.vacations
They also chant "songs of instruction" to the trees before they are hewn down, asking that they provide strong supports for the house and allow no harm to come to the family who will ultimately live within; and there are songs to encourage the Nautilus pompilius, to leave their sea bed and decorate the roofs of the most important houses with their shells.
That is a mighty fine tradition, and I wish we had it here. (I wonder if they still have it there.)
Here's a picture taken in 2006 by Flickr user giantpandinha of a house going up in Timor-Leste
And here's another by her from the same year, looking up at those strong supports:
There are different styles of house in different parts of Timor, but the ones King was talking about are the very distinctive house of Lospalos. Here's a photo taken in 1988 by Flickr user incitio.vacations
