Steep Slopes: Music and Change in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea

Author(s)
Gillespie, Kirsty
Title
Steep Slopes: Music and Change in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Publication Type
Book
Language
eng
Location
Papua New Guinea
Keywords
music songs Duna Hela
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
documentation transmission promotion
ICH Genre
performing arts: music rituals oral tradition performing arts: dance
Description
A musical ethnography of the Duna people of Papua New Guinea. They have experienced extraordinary social change in recent history, and their musical traditions have also radically changed. New forms of music have been introduced, while ancestral traditions have been altered or abandoned. Yet, through musical creativity, Duna people maintain a connection with their past and their identity while embracing the challenges of the present. Ancestral traditions are overviewed, focusing particularly on mourning songs, the importance of land and song, courting, and new creative ventures.
Publisher
ANU E Press
Place of Publication
Canberra
Date of Publication
2010
Access URL
https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/monographs-anthropology/steep-slopes
ISBN
9781921666421 9781921666438
Academic Field
ethnomusicology anthropology
Community/Ethnic Group
Duna Hela
Contributor
Papua New Guinea National Cultural Commission
Active Contribution
Papua New Guinea, FY 2024
Data Collection Project