Ritual Spatial Pattern of Indigenous People of Dasarai Lamaknen Kingdom (O Kololo Kausiwe Dasarai Lamaknen) in Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Indigenous People of Dasarai Lamaknen Kingdom (O Kololo Kausiwe Dasar Lamaknen) is a representation of communities living on the basis of ancestral origins pass down from generation to generation over a certain geographical area, which have sovereignty over the land and its natural wealth, having distinctive socio-cultural values, and maintaining the sustainability of their lives through customary laws and councils. It is important to understand the spatial pattern based on rituals, so that people know and understand well the pattern of actualized space in daily basis. Therefore, this research is conducted.This research analyzes the characteristics of indigenous people of Dasarai Lamaknen Kingdom, the important ritual activities of the society, as well as the ritual spatial pattern of indigenous people of Dasarai Lamaknen Kingdom. The analysis of the indigenous people characteristics and ritual activities used the descriptive qualitative method. The analysis of ritual spatial pattern used the behavior mapping method.From the result of the analysis, it can be concluded that the ritual spatial pattern of indigenous people of Dasarai Lamaknen Kingdom (O Kololo Kausiwe Dasarai Lamaknen) in general are centralized and dispersed with Mot (shrine), Bosok (altar), and Deu Hoto (tribal/traditional house) as the main spaces in the ritual activities and supporting spaces including houses, fields or farms, and neighborhood