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    Reprezentasaun arte fatuk iha kostume kulturál ema Fataluku iha Tutuala, Lautem (Representation of rock art in cultural elements of the Fataluku people of Tutuala, Lautem)
    Dunphy, K ; da Silva, I ; Pereira, N ; Lopes, T ; Schauble, H ; Job, P (Swinburne Press, 2018-05-16)
    The Tutuala region in far eastern Timor-Leste is one of the richest regions of rock art in island South East Asia. More than 30 sites of rock art on cave walls include hundreds of painted images, estimated to be at least 2000-3000 years old. Traditional life is strong in this isolated region of the small island nation of Timor- Leste. Villagers enjoy cultural practices that have spanned generations, connecting the Fataluku people to their ancestors and stories of creation. Findings of this small research project indicate that cultural elements reflecting motifs of the rock art are still in regular use. Tais, traditional weavings used for ceremonial and practical functions, include the largest number of motifs. Images of the cloud, eagle mouth, horse, three boats and poria leaves regularly appear in tais woven in the area. Stories shared by elders connect the rock art with the images in the tais, as well as sacred objects and items not able to be depicted. A song in the vaihoho style, of unaccompanied call and response, is still sung about the rock art, although this is sacred (lulik) and is unable to be documented for public information. Villagers alsoknow a voton, an ancient singing prayer, in which sailors call for safe passage. While they report that this song does not relate directly to the rock art, its themes connect contemporary villagers with ancestors who came from over the sea and depicted their journeys in drawings in the caves.
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    Kultura Fataluku Lautem
    Dunphy, K ; Schauble, H ; Da Silva, I ; Pereira, N (https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/kulturalautem/, 2019)
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    Safeguarding the critically endangered cultural heritage of the Fataluku people: an e-inventory of intangible cultural elements
    Dunphy, K ; Da Silva, I ; Pereira, N ; Schauble, H ; Toumbourou, T (Institute of Literature and Tradition, 2017)
    The protection and celebration of cultural practices are vital for all people, but particularly those whose ways of life have been damaged by colonization, as has occurred in Timor‐Leste for five centuries. This article introduces an e‐inventory of forms of cultural expression of the Fataluku people of eastern Timor‐Leste which are considered by their protagonists to be critically endangered. These 30 elements from across UNESCO's five domains of cultural expression are documented and available online in video, photo and text. Statistics offered by YouTube indicate pleasingly large numbers of people accessing this material, from within and outside Timor. The potential of new technology to contribute to transmission and distribution of cultural information is evident.