Sape

In interviews with some notable sapeurs, Tamagni unearths the complex and varied rules and standards of Le Sape, short for Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes, or the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People.

Boing Boing 2009

The movement, called Le Sape, combines French styles from their colonial roots and the individual's (often flamboyant) style.

Boing Boing 2009

Limited losman (guest house) accommodation is available at Labuan Bajo on Flores and Sape on Sumbawa.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

Access to Komodo village is by boat from Labuan Bajo on the north-western tip of Flores or from Sape on the east coast of Sumbawa.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

Robinson et al. (1982) recommend a number of strategies to control deer poaching, including closing markets on Sumbawa and Flores by cooperating with the local government, as well as strengthening PHPA enforcement capability in Sape.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

Native groups such as Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit, Murut and even the Penan claimed the Sape is theirs.

Borneo Sape Festival 2008. 2007

“Sape” referred to Homo sapiens, and barrier referred to an engrained mind-set.

Deeper Jeff Long 2007

Digging deeper, down through the Sape barrier, they were uncovering a tale of codependency, competition, and racial warfare that dated back twenty thousand years or more.

Deeper Jeff Long 2007

In the hands of experts, the sounds of the Sape can be rivetting.

Borneo Sape Festival 2008. 2007

Played at night after work and also at festivals, the Sape evoked a slow and almost melancholic sound.

Borneo Sape Festival 2008. 2007