Cultural heritage and customary practices

The cultural heritage questions explore cultural places, practices and natural resources through household and community accounts. Agree how sensitive locations and customary knowledge may be recorded, mapped and shared with the people concerned.

Project questionnaire · Indonesia/Maluku · Survey design

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Choose household members, customary custodians and other knowledgeable respondents according to the question. Record alternative accounts and any restrictions on disclosure. Link a mapped place to the account of its significance and the permission governing its use.

Identification of cultural resources

English and Bahasa Indonesia follow the recorded language columns. Scroll horizontally on smaller screens.
Item	Question / field	Response options and notes
475	Are there any cultural resources, archaeological remains or places considered sacred by local people in your village or surrounding area?	yes Bahasa Indonesiaya do not Bahasa Indonesiatidak do not know Bahasa Indonesiatidak tahu
476	What types of cultural heritage can be found in or around your village?	Note: (May give more than one answer; specify any local names/terms) name fossils/ancient bones location Bahasa Indonesialokasi ancient tombs structures, old buildings (ex. stone staircases, stone monuments, caves, longhouses, etc.) pieces of pottery/ceramic antiques/heirlooms communal or family burial grounds / graves indivdual burial areas and graves wooden statues for worship memorials for the dead sites for spiritual ceremonies, offerings, or pilgrimages spiritual or sacred sites including springs, pools, trees, rocks, clearings, or areas of forest particular plants or trees used for cultural or spiritual purposes
477	Why might certain places and area be considered 'sacred sites' within your community?
478	Are there any locations that are taboo? Why? Bahasa IndonesiaAdakah lokasi yang dianggap tabu? Mengapa?
479	Is there a special place where you worship your ancestors?	name yes (specify) Bahasa Indonesiaya (sebutkan) location Bahasa Indonesialokasi no Bahasa Indonesiatidak time / occasion for visit
480	Are there certain areas of the forest that are “sacred” or that belong exclusively to the ancestors? Bahasa IndonesiaAdakah kawasan hutan tertentu yang “dikeramatkan” atau sebagai milik eksklusif leluhur?
481	Are there particular forest areas or sites, or certain trees, which have cultural significance or “spiritual” value? Bahasa IndonesiaAdakah kawasan hutan atau situs khusus, atau pepohonan tertentu yang memiliki makna budaya atau nilai “spiritual”?
482	Is there a shrine in or near the village? Bahasa IndonesiaApakah ada tempat keramat di desa ini?	name yes (specify) Bahasa Indonesiaya (sebutkan) location Bahasa Indonesialokasi no Bahasa Indonesiatidak
	time / occasion for visit
483	How do you treat the bodies of your deceased family and community members?
484	Are there any grave sites in the nearby area? If so, where? Bahasa IndonesiaApakah ada kuburan di sekitar rumah bapak/ibu? Jika ada kuburan, dimana letaknya?	name yes (specify) Bahasa Indonesiaya (sebutkan) location Bahasa Indonesialokasi no Bahasa Indonesiatidak time / occasion for visit
485	Are there any historic sites that are significant to you or members of your household? Bahasa IndonesiaApakah ada tempat bersejarah di sekitar desa ini?
486	If yes, please describe the significance of this site. Bahasa IndonesiaJika ya, apa nama tempat bersejarah tersebut?
487	Are any historical sites significant to / curated by your community? Bahasa IndonesiaApa fungsi untuk masyarakat sekitar?
488	If yes, please identify the name and location of this site.
489	Is there a specific type of 'traditional structure' in this village? Bahasa IndonesiaBagaimana Struktur Adat di desa ini?

Identification of natural resources of cultural significance

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Item	Question / field	Response options and notes
490	What kind of wild animals, trees and other wild plants that are considered to have the cultural significance to you or other people in your village community? Bahasa IndonesiaApakah ada sejenis hewan liar, pohon dan tanaman liar lainnya yang dianggap memiliki nilai penting kebudayaan lokal asli oleh masyarakat di di desa ini?	name yes (specify) Bahasa Indonesiaya (sebutkan) location Bahasa Indonesialokasi no Bahasa Indonesiatidak time / occasion for collection
491	Do you make any clothes / textiles locally?
492	Are there any forms of traditional clothing or ceremonial garments made from local natural resources?
493	Do you collect or harvest any important fibers from the forest or marine environment (e.g. ikat cloth)?
494	Do you collect or harvest any ornamental resources harvested from the forest or marine environment (e.g. shells, flowers)?
495	For what purposes do you use these resources?
496	Who collects them?
497	Where are they collected?
498	Are they over/under harvested?
499	Are they subject to any management or regulation?
500	What are common natural medicines (herbs, etc) ?
501	What are they used for?
502	Where are they located?
503	Are there any restrictions on the collection of natural resources important to your cultural practices or collection of traditional medicine?

Identification of cultural practices and customary beliefs

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Item	Question / field	Response options and notes
504	Do you observe any special ritual or cultural practices?	pilgrimage in certain period, pilgrimage in certain period, conduct a ritual in certain period dance sopi drinking special holidays (specify) others (specify)
505	What is the history of this village and the first religion in the village? Bahasa IndonesiaApa sejarah dari desa ini dan agama yang pertama di desa ini?
506	Cultural "ways of knowing" / origin stories, ancient beliefs, etc. (epistemology / ontologies) Bahasa IndonesiaCara memperoleh pengetahuan / cerita asal-usul, kepercayaan kuno, dll., secara kultural (epistemologi / ontologi)
507	Do you observe any special ritual or cultural practices?	pilgrimage in certain period, pilgrimage in certain period, conduct a ritual in certain period dance sopi drinking special holidays (specify) others (specify)
508	Are there any forms of community or traditional leisure activities?

Source

Questionnaire working file in the versioned project survey collection.