patong

Bondomarotto

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Kampung Bondomarotto and Kampung Gollu are two easily accessible, and very attarctive, hamlets close to the main road

Praijiang

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Attractive kampung distributed across several ridges

Tambelar

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Attractive Kampung right in the centre of Waikabubak

Waibukal

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Kampung Pasunga, in Waibukal, is perhaps the prototype of a traditional village in Sumba, although corrugated tin has replaced thatched roofs

Prayawaign

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A typical South East Sumba village, complete with a row of stone tombs, tall traditional houses and even a king’s palace

Umabara

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A traditional village with several tall houses, stone tombs and a collection of patongs – stone and wood ancestor sculptures

Barong Tongkok

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Smallish town in the Mahakam area, notable for its patongs of Catholic priests

Eheng

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Another longhouse village, and some reflections on the merits of longhouses

Benung

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One of the oldest longhouses in the Mahakam area

Mancong

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Dayak village away from the main river, with a great longhouse and a huge collection of patongs