Cultural Trip to Sade Hamlet
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
The Sasak tribe in Central Lombok use water buffalo dung for their house floors to prevent humidity.
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“Welcome to the Hamlet of Sade!”“Ever imagine living in a home whose floor is covered with buffalo dung?”
THALIB’S question introduced me to the hamlet. That particular afternoon I was at a traditional Sasak hamlet in the village of Rambitan, Pujut subdistrict, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
Thalib, a 25-year-old Sasak, is one of the 12 hamlet youths assigned to receive guests. He showed me the uniqueness of the traditional
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