Saturday 24 August 2013

PEO Symbol unifying IndIgenous Nagekeo East Nusa Tenggara Timur

Peo has the basic meaning of the surrounds or circling. Therefore, if people say all derive or expect from the people, then people around the Keo said only one course (pu peo Tungga woe nggae ha). Peo is a monument that symbolizes the unity of indigenous society keo. Shape of the building is very simple peo. Namely a two-pronged wooden pole. Selected wood types are wood Embu, I do not know the name of the Indonesian, but this sticks yellow flowering, fruiting pods black. This tree can be grown on land that is very critical.

Enda Yenda is a building or a place of worship and bring offerings to the ancestors. Enda commonly called sao, sao yenda. Sa'o called because it is building a house. The building is separate from the Peo be forked wooden stake (kaju saka rua). Above the tips of the branches ordinary wooden pole placed bird statue, showing the power of embracing. In the usual Enda placed wooden statue of a horse. Prominent of these is a human statue that sat (ana jeo) and highlighted the virility horse horse genitals jantanyang long. Horse body decorated with understated carvings, by gluing broken glass or beads on wood sculpture.

Currently Peo and enda together. Examples of such Peo in Kayo, Maukeli, District Mauponggo. The house was built to protect the cone straight wooden monument (Peo). Past when not familiar with cement, everything is built very earthy with a plugged in the soil. Therefore very limited durability peo. As a result there is always an attempt to rebuild the monument.


Indigenous settlements usually consist of people who have family ties. The first house to be used as a place of origin as a descendant of the parent or sa'o Pu'u. Sa'o Pu'u usually built with a large enough size. So called mere sa'o (big house). Keo indigenous settlements are usually made rectangular, which makes them divide the village into: upper (rede Udu) under (ridi eco) east (bhisu mena) and west (bhisu parade). Kampungan Wajo, in Central Keo district may constitute village The most unique. The houses surrounding or encircling Peo.Perkembangan family continues. New village to be built in line with population growth. Then there is the growth of a new village called 'boa' (mbo'a). Boa is a new villages (nua muri). Therefore, all villages that have a designation muri (new) means is a division of the village.

A large family that has proliferated and become a whole is slowly showing independence. In the affairs of their own autonomy to manage and take care of all of the common good. They have their own jurisdiction. Declaration of independence declared by building a sign or a symbol of unity in a region that autonomously regulate life and death of a large family. They have a traditional governance system itself. Customary rules arising from a large family habits-habits that are passed from generation to generation. Rules are not written but passed on from generation to generation and apply according to the problem at hand. A decision as custom solutions in the case when it is considered good and valid when the people accept it. Many traditional rules arise in the event of a sit down meal together (nado mere). Customary conversation usually arises when traditional leaders (mosa dirt / mosa men) gathered together to resolve the problem. Indigenous issues, relating to the regulation of indigenous customary form of marriage, birth, death, new home construction, opening new gardens (woka) and sanctions for breaches or violations of the customs of common life. Various indigenous wisdom grows in line with the development of indigenous peoples.

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Peo most recently in the southern coastal village peo Nagekeo is Kayo, Maukeli, District Mauponggo. This village was once inhabited by Bengali people, which then proliferate and have a tradition. After feeling very strong, they feel the need to reinforce their independence by establishing Peo. With the peo, they have the right to an independent authority to regulate and manage the household living together as one community that has a common law rule.


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