▁the ▁s ago ▁pal m . ▁They ▁also ▁pract iced ▁sh ifting ▁cultiv ation . ▁ ▁M ales ▁used ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁war rior ▁activities ▁against ▁neighbor ing ▁groups . ▁Fem ales ▁used ▁to ▁spend ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁day ▁collect ing ▁products ▁from ▁the ▁forest ▁in ▁tall ▁con ical ▁b ask ets ▁that ▁they ▁carried ▁on ▁their ▁back s . ▁The ▁top ▁of ▁these ▁b ask ets ▁had ▁a ▁characteristic ▁fun nel - shape ▁and ▁whatever ▁was ▁caught ▁was ▁toss ed ▁inside ▁by ▁the ▁women ▁with ▁a ▁swift ▁and ▁grace ful ▁movement . ▁ ▁The ▁W em ale ▁men ▁carried ▁long ▁kn ives . ▁Both ▁sex es ▁wore ▁little ▁cl othing ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁hum id ▁environment . ▁Women ▁wore ▁r attan ▁g ird les ▁around ▁their ▁wa ist . ▁ ▁Same ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁Al une , ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁age ▁celebr ation ▁for ▁girls ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁occasion . ▁ ▁The ▁W em ale ▁built ▁large ▁and ▁elaborate ▁houses ▁with ▁wood , ▁st icks ▁and ▁pal m ▁leaves . ▁These ▁houses ▁were ▁very ▁skill fully ▁built ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁interior ▁dry ▁and ▁comfortable . ▁ ▁The ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁W em ale ▁people ▁has ▁changed ▁very ▁much ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁dec ades ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁consumer ism ▁ups et ting ▁traditional ▁values . ▁Also ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁rest less ness ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁conflict ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁affected ▁many ▁islands ▁of ▁the ▁Mal u ku ▁area . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Alf ur ▁people ▁H