SD1-247

Genre: Healing/huru. Mama Sophia Sophune tells about different 'huru', from notes: 1 huru bara lewa: baralewa leaves, or if severe, uproot young tree and scrape bark, and take leaves). Curse. Symptom: swollen body parts, knees, like 'huru bhapha'. Cure: chew with baralewa. 2 huru dhombe. dhombe. Symptoms: knees ache, similar to 'huru mbesi'. Cure: chew with dhombe small leaves. 3 huru wae. Water. Symptom: diarrhea. Curse, plait box with lontar leaves, fold, hang. Cure uses bamboo container 'dibho', filled with water, blow from above then scrape to chew. Apply, paste. 4 huru mbesi. moro. Curse. Symptoms: primarily knees ache (here). Cure: chew with moro and scraped rust from an old machete. Paste on knees with hands. Recorded by Maria Methi (Puine) 2 April 2016, c. four o'clock in the afernoon, using the Zoom H4N's built-in mics, outside of her home (or at Nggei's nearby hut?). With granny Nggei, and children playing sports nearby.Palu'e, Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Recording made in kampong Mata mere, Keli domain. (man originally from adjoined kampong Kaju keri