Author: HANGELBROEK, H.,
Title: Soemba. Land en Volk. Original edition.
Description: Assen, G.F. Hummelen, 1910. Small8°., modern boards, original front wrappper laid-down, lower outer wrapper bound-up. 165pp. Many black/white illustrations in text, of which some full-page, full-p. sketch-map with key, with errata printed on verso, at very end, extensive footnotes, table of contents. Well documented description of Sumba, country & ppopulation, geogr. & geolog. features, climate, flora & fauna, agriculture & other means of subsistence (horse-breeding and trade), villages & house-building, holy places, religion and divination, animism, physical appearances of females & males, psychology & character, level of development, clothing, marriage & bride-price, warfare, local politics & the role of colonial administration, slaves and slavery, ranks & files, death & funeral, sports & plays, also including a report on dutch reformed missionaries and missionary achievements, the founding of missionary schools by D.K.Wielinga. Published in order to raise funds for the construction of a new church with a rectory in Western Sumba. Good copy. Rare. (bookblock a bit dull).

Keywords: sumba soemba description history heritage anthropology sociology history ntt mission christianization dress divination animism religion slavery slaves horsebreeding colonialism indonesia southeast asi