Kowa pekedi melaha do butu. (pekedi: to chase away, melaha: to arrive by boat). Boat for sending back to the sea the wrong things, the evil influence which may have entered the island. The ritual take place at the end of the dry season. A small boat with sail made out of lontar leaves. The boat also has a small rudder.
votive offerings; textile
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