Kaenbaun is a Timorese traditional village, located
at the northern of
Kefamenanu in the Timor lsland, lndonesia. Kaenbaun is
an example of
a traditional village with
a
unified
culture of some clans. There are four
brother clans
(Basan,
Timo, Taus and Foni)
and
four
sister clans
(Salu,
Kolo, Said
and
Nell) live
together in Kaenbaun village
since the end of
the civil war
and of the
headhunting
tradition in Timor
(1920s).
The
eight
,
clans agree to live together in Kaenbaun village
as an integrated
community forever. Their integration was declared in
a sacred ceremony
by their local king at the
peak
of Kaenbaun hill in
the
past
Kaenbaun is a
systemic traditional
village:
have sacred hill, secred water
spring, sacred clan house, and traditional
sacred ceremony. They
manage their culture is based on the religious thought
and behavior
which expressed in the religious
ceremony and tradition. The new
villages have been developed for
the new inhabitants. These newer
designed, managed and integrated to the
older
village
physically,
villages are
planned,
spatially, socially and
culturally. There is a unique local
religion and tradition used in village's
management for a comprehensive
village development. Field observation
and intensive focused
group
discussion have been done for
this
paper
in a short time. Analysis
of the
descriptive data show
some
important
principles
on traditional village
flnaragenErfr
hy ffie
p@le
dD fiirc iin a
dry ffi aea
(Ab.di
Fldr
Meto)
of the
Timor lsland. This
is a lesson and has its
valued meaning in
conservation of the traditional villages in lndonesia,
especially in the era
of regional
autonomy.