Editing Sumba (section)

===European colonizations===
In [[1522]], the native Sumba came into contact with the Europeans (Portuguese) who arrived on the island by ships to exploit the natural resources of the island. Later, it also attracted the [[Dutch East India Company|Dutch VOC]] to come in the region in circa [[1600s (decade)|1600s]] era. Historically, [[sandalwood]] was the main commodity exported to Europe from this island, thus the Sumba Island back then colloquially also known as the ''Sandalwood Island''<ref>Goodall, George (editor) (1943) ''Philips' International Atlas'', London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp.91-92</ref> or ''Sandel Island'' (in English).
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Steen met de motieven van het Nederlandse wapen en de schedelboom (andung) in Watuhadang TMnr 20018328.jpg|thumb|250px|The governmental seal of Dutch colonization at Watuhadang of Umalulu district in East Sumba.]]
As the time goes by, in [[1866]], the island of Sumba was later transferred to and dominated by the following [[Dutch East Indies]] colonization power. The well-known [[Christianization]] of the natives of Sumba Island was started in 1886 by the Dutch under the Douwe Wielenga Jesuits missionary program in the district of Laura in [[West Sumba Regency|West Sumba]].<ref name="Barker2009">{{cite book|last=Barker|first=Joshua|title=State of Authority: The State in Society in Indonesia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-kqZjVElfS8C&pg=PA123|access-date=2 February 2013|date=1 July 2009|publisher=SEAP Publications|isbn=978-0-87727-780-4|page=123}}</ref>