Refashioning Fataluku origin houses

Andrew McWilliam

Refashioning Fataluku origin houses

Andrew McWilliam

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Abstract

A prominent feature of post-independence Timor-Leste has been a sustained 'return to custom' across the country. This includes the phased rebuilding of clan origin houses (Uma Lulik: 'sacred house'), many of which were destroyed during the Indonesian occupation. As economic conditions improve, Uma Lulik are once again becoming architectural features of the rural landscape. In this paper, I reflect on the delayed re-emergence of the Fataluku equivalent of the Uma Lulik and the innovative changes that have been made to traditional construction in recent years. The changes speak to shared expressions of a characteristic pragmatism that epitomises Fataluku cultural adaptation to changing circumstances and the embrace of modernity. It also highlights what is arguably, following Gudeman (2016), a successful economic accommodation between mutuality and the market.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Economic Diversity in Contemporary Timor-Leste
Editors	Kelly Silva, Lisa Palmer, Teresa Cunha
Place of Publication	Netherlands
Publisher	Leiden University Press
Pages	275-294
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9789087283957
Publication status	Published - 2023

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