BELIS-The Traditional Wedding Ceremony Of Sumba

BELIS-The Traditional Wedding Ceremony Of Sumba

In essence the implementation of customary marriages in a society always in contrast to the understanding of customs procedures and different goals about understanding customary marriage itself.

Marriage is embraced by the people of Sumba is an attempt to maintain a descent that took place according to the patrilineal kinship system. Mating system in this society begins with the system of exogamy marriage or child marriage or child of a family om om. Marriage custom in Sumba recognize customary marriage with the tradition of providing a dowry belis belis from the family of man to the bride's family as a poster girl.

Belis is very sacred for the people of Sumba culture. Belis derived from the word that means the buying or purchasing an obligation to give and also receive or pay in the form of animals such as buffalo, horses, and cattle and such things as gold, silver and cloth weaving to the woman's family before it took place.

Below is a tool of society belis eastern Sumba.

Animal

      

    

If she comes from a class of nobility, the family man has to prepare animals for approximately 200 head of horses, buffaloes, and cows.
The animal was taken when the event entry requested (applying for) women, in accompanied Mamuli, along with money.

If the woman's family to accept and approve it. hence, the bridegroom's family is entitled to determine the official customary wedding day

Discussion

The customary or tribal leaders were negotiating on the wedding day the bride and groom customs official.

Cloth and Gloves

Submission of cloth to the family of man as a thank you and respect for the family man.

Mamuli
Mamuli or Mamoli in sumba language called "OMMA" is one of the accessories of women who are usually put in the ear as an earring, or decoration
Neck as a necklace. This Mamuli than as jewelry is also one tool that should exist in matters of marriage mawin.
In this case a marriage dowry Sumba is one of them mamuli. Original Mamuli made ​​of gold and jewels.

    

This is a traditional wedding custom wedding East Sumba.