Sikka's Animism


Tribe comes from the Portuguese word, suco, which means a unit of citizens/people who live & settle within a certain family/region, led by a chefe suco/tribal chief as a wise elder who leads the existence of a tribe from generation to generation and is sustainable. Their woven motifs are inspired by ancestral stories that the Siska sub-ethnic group used to be skilled sailors. Animism is a belief/worldview that believes that all objects, both animate and inanimate, have a soul, spirit / spiritual power.

In animist beliefs, the universe is inhabited by various spiritual entities, such as nature spirits, and ancestors/from certain natural objects such as mountains, rivers/trees. Animists believe that the relationship between humans and the universe is physical and spiritual. Animist beliefs are often manifested in various religious practices, such as traditional ceremonies, and offerings to spirits/rituals that aim to maintain balance between humans & the universe.

In history & anthropology, animism is often considered one of the most ancient forms of religious belief, which has existed since prehistoric times and still survives today in various forms in various societies throughout the world. Although animism is often associated with traditional beliefs in many cultures worldwide, the concept of animism can also be found in several official religions such as ethnic religions in Indonesia. In Indonesia, several regions still maintain animist beliefs as an integral part of their culture & daily life.

Sikka people recognize kin groups based on the awareness of having one common ancestor. The ancestral religious system of the Sikka tribe was to believe in the existence of a supreme God who is eternal, created all nature & humans, supervises morality, and lives in the sky. As researched by P Arndt around the 1930s.

There is still very little research examining the house-building traditions of the traditional community of Nita village. For Indonesian people, the micro cosmos approach is that all activities will focus on the home.

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