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Some remarks on the music, poetry and dance of the people of Yap

Zeitschrift fnr ethnologie35Published In 1903 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1, 10 leaves [original: 134-142 ]

By: Born, L..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This brief article, written by a German government doctor who lived among the Yapese, concerns Yapese music, poetry, and dance. For each art form, the author describes prevalent themes and styles as well as occasions for performance and the role of the specialist or performer. Furthermore, the author provides a vivid description of dance costumes and adornment. The importance of these arts in Yap culture is emphasized.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Music
Sex
Literature
Literary texts
Musical and theatrical productions
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yapese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Micronesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Physician
Government Official
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
Helen Gunsher Bornstein; 1975
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1902
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1902
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
NotesAdditional notes
L. Born
Translation of: [Einige Bemerkungen nber Misik, Dichtkunst und Tanz der Yapleute]
Translated from the German in 1942 for the Yale Cross-Cultural Survey in connection with the Navy Pacific Islands Handbook Project
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
sv 87013889
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yapese (Micronesian people)/Yap (Micronesia)