Music Worlding in Palau

Front matter

Birgit Abels

Chanting, Atmospheres, and Meaningfulness Amsterdam a i Press

International Institute for Asian Studies

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Meaningfulness Music Worlding Intensity Atmospheres This Book Music Worlding in Palau Music Worlding in Palau: The Background

Latmikaik’s Children and Their Music Palau

Index

List of Maps, Illustrations, Sound Examples and Tables

Map Mapı Political map of Palau

Illustrations

Bai ornament in Negril as documented by Augustin Kramer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Kramer 1929b, double plate 26) Kramer’s description: “A depiction ‘of the singer Goldegöl, who came from Neggéiangél to the south on the old kaberüög boat

with his baskets full of songs to help build the dock of Ngarekamais (right), left Ngarekobasang’.” (KETC 2017¢, 41) Bai ornament in Gurdmau (Ngardmau) as documented by Augustin Krämer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Krämer 1929b, double plate 14) Kramer's description: “[T]o the left the Pleiades which the god steers, to the left of his head a figure resembling a nose clamp = the crab gamang, to the left of it a pair of fire tongs = the angle gogadu, far upper left (right angle) bar aikngot, below aingükl (the 3 “fire stones).” (KETC 2017C, 63)

An illustration of the story of Chuab. Gable detail of the Belau National Museum bai at Koror. Photo by author.

Unidentified crew members and brass band of the German MS Condor on a visit in Palau in 1911. From the collection of Dieter Klein, Diisseldorf (Germany). Unidentified Palauans with an accordion. Undated (but most likely from the first decade of the 20!" century). From the collection of Dieter Klein, Diisseldorf (Germany).

Bai ornament in Galap (Ngaraard) as documented

by Augustin Krämer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Krämer 1929b, double plate 16) Krämer’s description: “The terrible singer, right Ngardörok, left Ngarsül, right center dance platform with men in women’s skirts performing the ruk dance, far left the singer, who when his wife (left of him) came, went away with her, after which the remaining also left before the performance was finished and complained.” (KETC 2017c, 82)

Bai ornament in Ngardmau as documented by Augustin Krämer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Krämer 1929b, double plate 23) Krämer’s description: “[R]uk dancers with galéped clubs in the hands; far left the galid Golongil [...] in whose honor the dance occured.” (KETC 2017c, 62)

Waveform of 0'12”-0'22”, Video example 1, two-dimensionally displaying time (horizontal axis) and acoustic intensity (vertical axis). G = group (i.e., all dancers shouting/singing); BP = body percussion.

Waveform of 0’04’-0'12”, Video example 1, two-dimensionally displaying time (horizontal axis) and acoustic intensity (vertical axis). G = group shout (i.e., all dancers shouting/singing); BP = body percussion. Bai ornament in Galäp (Ngaraard) as documented

by Augustin Krämer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Krämer 1929b, double plate 14) Krämer’s description: “[T]he woman who guides the Pleiades; left the rock Gogibérames with the 2 trees, then following on at right the stone pier Gades a galid, at the head of which the woman guide sits, enchanting / charming the Pleiades, the star constellation to the left of the heavens’ guide Derungül’lau (center), to the right the constellation gogädu, named after the fire tongs, as that tool forms an angle; behind him Derungutl'lau the jar-shaped gongau, far right the large star gomeraed, to the left of the woman guide her son, who is scaring her, so that her hair turned white, to the right of her a half moon.” (KETC 2017c, 56)

Bai ornament in Keklau as documented by Augustin Kramer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Krämer 1929b, double plate 11) Krämer’s description: “(T]he spirit in Il&temü; left Ngardmau with flying fox, house with spikes, to the right cave of the mother and she herself, center: a man with Golei and fishing nets, finding the bowl with the stomach, right Golei, high spirited people.” (KETC 2017c, 60)

Bai ornament in Ngabuked as documented by Augustin Kramer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Krämer 1929b, double plate 1) Krämer’s description: “(T]he Gomsaubukl magic, left Ngeaur, right Nggeiangel, under the palms the sea with the following fishes from left: 2 gadéng (shark), 1 tungg, kemedukl, 1 kilérs re komedaol, 1 gadéng l bial.” (KETC 2017c, 50)

Bai ornament in Koror as documented by Augustin Kramer during the Hamburg South Seas Expedition. (Krämer 1929b, double plate 6) Krämer’s description: “[T]he land Bigäket, the food land [...], left women dancing, right men, center the sea as divider. The women most clearly show the begel [...] as stimulants.” (KETC 2017c, 117)

Sound Examples

Chapter 1

Sound example1 E-Reberbong. Chesöls chanted by Wilhelm

Chapter 2

Rengiil, Koror/Palau, recorded by the author on 14 February 2005.

Sound example 2 Chesöls, chanted on the occasion of a Women’s

Conference in Koror/Palau, recorded by the author in the early 2000s.

Sound example 3 Chesöls, chanted by Rengulbai Ruluked