Author: HAGA, B.J.,
Title: De Lima-pahalaä (Gorontalo): volksordening, adatrecht en bestuurspolitiek. Separated from:Bijdragen Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, vol. LXXI, 1931.
Description: S.I., s.n., 1931. Paperbacked original private limp wrappers. pp. 186-314. Captioned black/white images of antique Gorontalo State regalia and weapons, incl. a Keris (blade and oversheath), folding map coloured in the outlines of Gorontalo district (North Sulawesi) with key, appendices I-X (Archivalia) with comparative tables and diagrams, footnotes (references). Dutch language data collected during a tour of duty in 1931 trhough Gorontalo District, North Sulawesi, in which author explains and analyses the phenomenon of political structure, civil administration and the role of less known regional customary law of Gorontalo. Also the indigenous term Lima-pahalaä is explained, e.g. the alliance between five small Principalities of Gorontalo. Very good copy.

Keywords: sulawesi celebes gorontalo principality history politics administration customarylaw adat culture history colonialism indonesia southeast asia