Description of a Bamboo Tube (Solep) from Central Borneo (Kalimantan) Depicting Ngaju Dayak Religious Iconography. Author :
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Description of a Bamboo Tube (Solep) from Central Borneo (Kalimantan) Depicting Ngaju Dayak Religious Iconography. |
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Author :
A. H. Klokke |
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Abstract:
Sacral rites and mythical narratives and observances are depictedon rattan mats, wooden objects and bamboo tubes, which were made by the Ngaju Dayak in Central Borneo (Kalimantan Tengah), Indonesia. The texts describing the rituals, which make use of a sacred language: bahasa Sangiang (S) **,are set out in detail by Hardeland (1858: 209-374), Mallinckrodt a.o., (1928: 292-346) and Schaerer (1966 II, 261-961). The mythical narratives (sansana), which tell about the deeds of the gods, are related from generation to generation in the local language (bahasa Ngaju Dayak), mainly bywomen during festivities or while plaiting rattan mats. Their melodious reciting of the sansana in the evening,even into the small hours of the night, has the audience of those still awake in the house. These tales form part of the oral literature of the Ngaju Dayak,some of which have been published (Sundermann, 1911: 169-214; Klokke-Coster a.o., 1976: 1-121; Klokke a.o., 1988: 1-79).
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How to cite:
A. H. Klokke. (1993). Description of a Bamboo Tube (Solep) from Central Borneo (Kalimantan) Depicting Ngaju Dayak Religious Iconography. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XLIV (65): 59-72 |
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