O keknen ruk tenik

Author(s)
Be, Francis Natte
Title
O keknen ruk tenik Lukara: Changing Rituals and Musical Performances of the Sulka People of Papua New Guinea
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation
Language
eng
Location
Papua New Guinea
Keywords
music dance Sulka East New Britain lukara feast
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
documentation intangible-tangible interface education
ICH Genre
performing arts: music performing arts: dance festive events rituals
Description
This thesis examines the understanding of tradition in the Lukara feast practices of the Sulka people. Lukara is a ritualized feast involving initiations, rites, and musical performances. It embodies and expresses all other aspects of Sulka culture, including their social values, traditional knowledge and practices, social status, and group identity through initiations, rites, and musical performances. This study looks at changes in such feasts to understand the Sulka perspective on tradition and change. It draws on ethnography, auto-ethnography, and archival research. It adds to our understanding of tradition as a ritual or process more than as a thing of the past. It also helps us understand the significance of musical performances in defining 'tradition' in the context of Melanesian cultures.
Publisher
University of Auckland
Place of Publication
Auckland
Date of Publication
2018
Academic Field
ethnomusicology anthropology
Community/Ethnic Group
Sulka East New Britain
Contributor
Papua New Guinea National Cultural Commission
Active Contribution
Papua New Guinea, FY 2024
Data Collection Project