Mamuli

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Mamuli is a precious metal ornament from Sumbanese, Sumba, Indonesia. They are found in the megalithic community of western Sumba society, for example the Anakalang community. Mamuli ornaments have a form that represents the female genitals, symbolizing women as life givers. Mamuli are valuable precious metal treasures of Sumba and are seen as heritage items presented in an important exchange ritual.

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Form

Mamuli can be plain ( lobu ) or decorated ( karagat ). Basic lobu mamuli has a diamond shape with a concave center. There is a round hole and a gap in the middle that represents the female genitals, a symbol of female sexuality and reproductive forces. The ornamented karagat mamuli (also known as pawisi ("those with legs") have an additional finial at the bottom of the diamond-shaped center that gives it the shape of the omega letter. added to this finial, flanking the diamond-shaped female genitalia, these extra numbers can be cocks, cockatoos, horsemen, buffaloes, goats, crowned skull trees, or warriors, all of the symbols of men's greatness, most of them adorned with mamuli are seen as men, while the simple undecorated lobu mamuli is seen as female.In the colonial period, the Baroque versions of mamuli were carved, which included a complex battle of scenes and movable sections.

Mamuli is always valuable precious metal, usually made of gold or silver. In Sumbanese mythology, precious metals are believed to originate from heaven: gold is stored on earth when the sun sets, while silver comes from the setting of the moon or from the shooting of stars.

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Function

Mamuli are basically earrings worn on ears that extend from females and sometimes males. A very large mamul is usually worn around the neck as a pendant or hung on a headdress. Mamuli can also be used as a brooch in a jacket. As a brooch, mamuli are worn with other Sumban metal ornaments, for example. flat rotate maraga , crescent shaped tabelu , and circle wula ; but mamuli always have the best quality.

Mamuli plays an important role in the exchange of elaborate ceremonial gifts performed by the Sumbanese people in the west. Giving a woman in marriage by one group to another is seen as the most intimate expression of the gift of life. The group from which he came is regarded as a 'life-giver' group to whomever he marries. Because of this concept, marital relationships are seen as key to Sumbanese community organizations. Thus the society is divided into wife-giver and wife-taker. Mamuli is given by the wife-taking group for their wife-givers in marriage. They become family heirlooms that are trafficked family to family and generation to generation. Mamuli exchange can also occur in the household and not through marriage. For example, pigs are seen as the most valuable animals that are recognized as belonging to a woman. A man who wants to use a pig should get permission from the woman who raised it and keep up with the mamuli exchange to "cool the trough".

Mamuli is also seen as a sacred relic that is usually found kept in the clan's treasury of leaders. They are seen as powerful relics to communicate with the ancestral spirits. Mamulis are rarely thrown out of their containers, because their power is believed to kill the audience or cause a natural disaster.

As a grave item, mamuli accompanied soul to the land of the dead.

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See also

• Marangga
• Madaka

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References

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The work cited

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