{"id":1613,"date":"2013-07-10T11:06:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T11:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2013\/07\/10\/awkwardsituationist-bajau-laut-last-of-the-sea\/"},"modified":"2017-07-09T22:28:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T22:28:25","slug":"awkwardsituationist-bajau-laut-last-of-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2013\/07\/10\/awkwardsituationist-bajau-laut-last-of-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n

awkwardsituationist<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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BAJAU LAUT: LAST OF THE SEA NOMADS<\/a><\/p>\n

the bajau laut are some of the world\u2019s last true sea normads, living as they have for centuries almost entirely in the waters of the coral triangle<\/a> (“the amazon of the seas”) on long boats known as lepa lepa.<\/p>\n

hunters of fish, pearls and sea cucumbers, the bajau people free dive to depths of 20 meters, hold their breath for up to three minutes, and spend up to 60% of their time in the water submerged – the equivalent of a sea otter.\u00a0 it is a common practice amongst bajau people to intentionally burst their ear drums at an early age to deal with the problem of equalizing.<\/p>\n

as photographer james morgan explains, \u201ctraditional bajau cosmology – a syncretism of animism and islam – reveals a complex relationship with the ocean, which for them is a multifarious and living entity. there are spirits in currents and tides, in coral reefs and mangroves.“ the bajau people, for example, will not spit in the ocean.<\/p>\n

in the last few decades, dwindling fish stocks and government efforts have forced many to settle permanently on land and abandon a life of self sufficiency known as cari laut<\/em>, or \u2018searching the ocean\u2019. a dwindling few, however, still choose to live the majority of their lives at sea<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

awkwardsituationist: BAJAU LAUT: LAST OF THE SEA NOMADS the bajau laut are some of the world\u2019s last true sea normads, living as they have for centuries almost entirely in the waters of the coral triangle (“the amazon of the seas”) on long boats known as lepa lepa. hunters of fish, pearls and sea cucumbers, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-video_graphics","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5sGHy-q1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5544,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2014\/10\/07\/sea-of-sin-depeche-mode\/","url_meta":{"origin":1613,"position":0},"title":"Sea Of Sin \/ depeche mode","author":"monochromist","date":"October 7, 2014","format":"link","excerpt":"Sea Of Sin \/ depeche modewhatwasthatidea: Sea Of Sin \/ depeche mode Sea of sinI\u2019m swimming inAnd I\u2019m taking a diveMy mind\u2019s in needSo my body feedsAnd it keeps me aliveIt gets better and betterAs it gets wetter and wetter Sea of sinKnow where you\u2019ve beenBut I don\u2019t care Sea\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5276,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2014\/11\/27\/the-sea-and-the-rhythm-iron-wine\/","url_meta":{"origin":1613,"position":1},"title":"The Sea and the Rhythm \/ Iron & Wine","author":"monochromist","date":"November 27, 2014","format":"quote","excerpt":"Tonight we\u2019re the sea and the salty breezeThe milk from your breast is on my lipsAnd lovelier words from your mouth to meWhen salty my sweat and fingertips Our hands they seek the end of afternoonsMy hands believe and move over you Tonight, we\u2019re the sea and the rhythm thereThe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1638,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2013\/07\/09\/fairhy-dead-sea-israel-photograph-by-george\/","url_meta":{"origin":1613,"position":2},"title":"fairhy: Dead Sea, Israel Photograph\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"July 9, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"fairhy: Dead Sea, Israel Photograph by George Steinmetz, National GeographicSwimmers float effortlessly in the salt-laden waters of the Dead Sea near Ein Bokek, Israel. 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