essay
Local diversity in Iroquois music and dance
Symposium on local diversity in Iroquois culture • Washington, D.c. • Published In 1951 • Pages: 109-137
By: Kurath, Gertrude P..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article deals primarily with the mechanics (tonal pitch, rhythm, dance steps, etc.) of various types of Iroquois songs and dances. Kurath discusses the ritual functions of ceremonial songs and dances among the Iroquois; the homogeneity and diversity of these ceremonial forms as evidenced thorugh traditional uniform configurations; deviations, as represented in the rituals of the Society of Medicine Men and Mystic Animals, the Death Feast, the Food Spirit and Stomp Dances; and various modern elaborations on ancient ceremonial patterns. A short section also deals with new innovations introduced into traditional song and dance patterns by modern Indian artists.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural participation
- Music
- Dance
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Iroquois
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1996
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Musicologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1961
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1948
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- various locations, United States and Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Gertrude P. Kurath
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iroquois Indians