The Lamalera village is located in a small volcanic Island a poor barren land and they catch whales to eat It is the only way for them to survive The harpooners are called lamafa in the local language They are the villages pride because they take the whole responsibility for the very dangerous hunting In 2018 a tragedy struck the village Benjamin a young lamafa was killed during a spear hunting His father Ignatius was devastated and Benjamins brother Demo was shocked and unable to go hunting They blame accidents at sea on a victims family discord in Lamalera Ignatius the master boatbuilder decided to build a new traditional whaleboat to reunite the family bond The whaling boat is 12 meters long made entirely of handcrafted wood not using a single nail and is considered an intangible cultural asset
