(Flores Waiklibang) Mitos Asal Usul Padi, 3

Edited Title
Haman Opak bélun: Gurun Gawak Be'ola Tugu "narrative of enveloping and encircling the food of the fields",
Archivist's Original Title
id (Flores Waiklibang) Mitos Asal Usul Padi, 3
en (Flores Waiklibang) Sung Myth Of The Origin Of Rice (3)
fr (Flores Waiklibang) Mythe D'Origine Du Riz (3). Danse Nama nigi
Original description
Field recording collected by Dana Rappoport in Eastern Indonesia in 2006 and 2007.
SEA Annotations
Recorded during the Dokan Gurun ritual. Recorded the night of November 8, 2006, at 2 am, in Ratulodong (desa Waiklibang), on the occasion of the agrarian ritual dokan gurun (“seed wrapping”). Singers: Klara Kési Liwun, Ema' Kewe, Lego Lego Koten, Johanes Milan Maran, Andreas Ama Maran and other Waiklibang singers. Haman Opak bélun: Gurun Gawak Be'ola Tugu "narrative of enveloping and encircling the food of the fields" Dance Nama nigi "NOT DIFFICULT"
Time duration
00:18:18
Recording date of the original material
2006-11-08
Acquisition Date
2007
Population
Lamaholot
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
Flores, Waiklibang, Kec. Tanjung Bunga, Kabupaten Flores Timur
Resource Language
Lamaholot
Comment
Flores island, Kabupaten Flores Timur, Kecamatan TANJUNG BUNGA, desa Waiklibang (Keywords): agrarian rite - polyphony - parallelism Nama nigi "difficult dance" (from haman "tread" and nigin "difficult") unfolds over a rhythmic cycle of sixteen times marked by the steps of the dancers. On this cycle, the singers alternate three melodic motifs, shared between two groups of duettists (opak and hodé'ana). Each embroiderer sings in a lower fifth. The pitch scale is tetraphonic (re mi fa sol). The “difficulty” (nigin) lies in the coordination between the cycle of sixteen beats marked by the dance steps and the melodic motifs. The song functions on an alternation between reciter (opak) and alternating duet (hode' ana') Alternation between two duets: two women and two men. The two duets sing at the same range. The male voice is placed upwards. The dokan gurun ("save, set aside, wrap") rite is done to store the seed in the attic. This seed is the body of a sacrificed woman. On this occasion, the myth of the origin of rice is recited all night long, while dancing in front of the koké temple, between the Maran clan house and the temple. See video, see publications. • This dance was recorded during the dokan gurun agrarian ritual (“enveloping the grain”). Nama nigi “difficult dance” (from haman “stamping” and nigin “difficult”) follows a rhythmic cycle of sixteen beats marked by the dancers' steps. On this cycle, the singers alternate three melodic patterns shared out between two groups of duettists (opak and hodé' ana). Each “embroiderer” sings at a perfect fifth below. The scale is tetratonic (DEFG). The “difficulty” (nigin) lies in the coordination of the sixteen beat cycle with the melodic patterns.
Recording context
English Field recording
Collector
Name of original Collection
Indonesia : East Flores, Solor, Adonara, Lembata Islands, 2006-2007.
History of ownership
Sound recording archived at Musée de l'Homme in 2007 by D. Rappoport
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Copyright Notice
For any use, please contact the CREM-LESC (CNRS, Nanterre University, France): see information at https://archives.crem-cnrs.fr
Physical format
English Digital file
Preservation State of Physical Object
original
Original item number
CNRSMH_I_2007_006_001_235
SEAH Identifier
SEAH_CNRSMH_I_2007_006_001_235
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