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Ancient Rites of Horse Breeders: Biey Bailau. Kumyz Murindik
Ulytau is the geographic and historical center of Kazakhstan where the Kazakh Khanate appeared. Central Kazakhstan is rich in historical monuments. The history and traditions of Kazakh horse breeders have been maintained since the Paleolithic times. The traditions include: biye baylau, separating dairy mares from the shoal or the feast of the first milking; ayghyr kosu, joining a stallion to the herd or the stallion’s wedding; and kymyz muryndyk, beginning to make and drink kymyz or festive of the first kymyz. Inextricably linked with one another, these traditions mark the beginning of a new horse-breeding cycle and form an integral part of Kazakh intangible cultural heritage.
Kazakhstan 2016-05-02 -
Models and Melodies of Komuz
The film is dedicated to the Kyrgyz folk instrument komuz. An expert on making and playing komuz shares an komuz origin story. The film shows the interconnectedness between the models and melodies of komuz. Outstanding komuz makers and players as well as komuz beginners present some classical komuz melodies in the film.
Kyrgyzstan 2017 -
Kymyz—Traditional Beverage of the Kyrgyz People
Kymyz, a traditional Kyrgyz beverage, is made of fermented mare’s milk. It was first prepared and used by the nomadic tribes of Central Asia and Mongolia. The earliest found traces of kymyz are from Neolithic period (some 5,500 years ago). Found in the valley of Suusamyr other relics were goatskin leather bags with traces of mare’s milk, indicating the presence of kymyz.\n\nKymyz preparation was kept secret by nomads for centuries. The mare’s milk is stored in animal skins called chanach that were firstly cleaned and smoked over a fire with pine or other coniferous branches to give the drink its unique smell and taste.
Kyrgyzstan 2017 -
Na dau talitali - Ki na veisiga ni mataka(Art of Mat Weaving - What Direction for the Future?)
Documentation of cultures and traditions at the Fiji Museum was primarily done with audio recording devices. However, video production was introduced in the mid-90s to explore the power of both audio and visual for communication. Fiji Museum's first video was titled "The Art of Mat Weaving." The choice of mat weaving as a subject for documentation signifies the importance of this art form for the Indigenous Fijians or iTaukei and for most of the ethnic communities in the Pacific region. Mat weaving is predominantly a female domain and one that measures the yau, or wealth, of a family. Mats are widely used by the iTaukei for homes and cultural exchanges. The art of mat weaving is still alive in traditional rural communities, but is slowly diminishing in urban centers. With fewer skilled mat weavers around and the high demand for the commodity, prices for mats have continued to rise. It has become an important source of income for skilled mat weavers.In Fiji, there are two main resources in making mats, Pandanus Caricous, locally known as voivoi and kuta. Voivoi is an important raw material used in making mats, especially for communities living in the maritime and coastal areas. Meanwhile, kuta, a special reed, is used among inland tribes in larger volcanic islands.\n\nThis video explores both the traditional and commercial aspect of mat weaving. However, one of the main challenges in this tradition is the availability of raw materials that are being affected by agricultural activities.\n\nRelated Collection can be found at shorturl.at/apuxR
Fiji 1997 -
Dazo, The Art of Traditional Bow and Arrow Making in Bhutan_Process of cutting
Dazo, the art of traditional bow and arrow making is an important intangible cultural element of Bhutan but the skills involved in the art is fast disappearing. The traditional bamboo bows and arrows were used to play archery. Archery is Bhutan’s national game. It is a popular sport especially among the male population. Archery promotes social cohesion, harmony and the preservation of tradition and shared values. But the use of traditional bows and arrows are increasingly becoming unpopular owing to a large number of people preferring to use foreign bows and arrows over the traditional ones, which are now easily accessible in the market. This has led to decline in the skills involved in making of the traditional bamboo bows and arrows. Today, there are only few people who acquire the skills required to make the traditional bow and arrow.\n\nProcess of cutting.\nMan selecting superior yangka bamboo reeds to be used as an arrow. Yangka is a rare bamboo species which is considered the best quality over other bamboo species that grows in pairs. Traditionally, it is believed that person who cuts the bamboo reed has to pray and at one go cut both the reeds and run away from the site of its growth. If not, it is beleived that mist and fog would shroud the whole area and make paths invisible.
Bhutan 2017-11-11 -
Arnmyujalu (dry gourd flute)
Once, there was a very romantic couple. One day, the wife suffered from a disease. No medicine can cure her disease. One day, while the distracted husband went to the farm, he found a dry gourd on the way. When he tried blowing his flute fixed to the dry gourd, he found out it generated very pleasant sound. So, he got back to the home and blew it for the wife. He found her disease responded to the sound of the flute. He found she was better when he blew it fixing two flutes. She got full recovery when he blew it fixing five flutes. After commonly used it, its medicinal influences disappeared and remained as a musical instrument.\nFive flutes are made of Marfule bamboo which grows in the cold dry area. One hole is perforated in each flute with a heated sharp iron. The small bamboo sheets are put in each flute as the reed. All five flutes are tied together and fixed at the hole of gourd. For the airproof, the hole of the dry gourd connected with the flutes is covered with the beeswax. The longest flute is addressed as Julumar, the forth longest one is Jululelu, the third longest one is Julumarchaw, the second longest one is Julufufu and the shortest one is Juluteeti. Arnmyu means the gourd. Julu stands for the flute. The compound meaning of Arnmyujalu stands for the gourd flute. Blow into the hole at the top of the gourd moving fingers at the holes of the five flutes\n-1.5 in length\n-9 inches in circumference of dry gourd\n-10.5 inches in height of the dry gourd\n-1 feet 3 inches in length of the longest flute\n-1 feet in length of the forth longest flute\n-11 inches in length of the third longest flute\n-9 inches in length of the second longest flute\n-8 inches in length of the shortest flute
Myanmar 2014-08-16 -
Karean Harp (Nar Dane or the kind of string instrument)
The body of the harp is made of good quality Padauk wood. It is not as same as the Myanmar Harp because it is curved in the shape of the hull of a boat. The arm of the harp is made of PJn:ma (kind of large timber tree/ larger stroemiaspecion). The floral scroll-work is curved at the top of the arm and the square shape of the peg is used to tune the strings of harp. The reed of the harp is made of cutch wood. The body of young cow’s skin is covered the body of sound body. There are nine harp strings that are put on it. The creeper strings and the cane strings were yarned together as the harp strings which were used in the past time. Nowadays, steel strings are put on as the harp strings. When making the Karean harp ,first, go to the deep forest and make offering consisting of hands of bananas, coconut etc. The harp is made to be finished in the forest. Before putting the strings on it, it has to be made to gain magical power using star-flower, jasmine, the rock dammar flower, the frangipani flower, the vachellia flower (kind of fragrant flower) and the tiger-lady (species of orchid ). After making the harp, women don’t touch and hold it to make it more magical power according to Karean’s Tradition or custom.\nThe playing method of the Karean Harp is easy and simple. It can be easily learned to play by hearing musical scale up and down when the skillful player is playing it. After tuning the harp strings, it is held tenderly to the bosom. Left hand is placed with five or six strings for opening and closing tunes. The rest of one to four strings have to be played with the right thumb and forefinger.
Myanmar 2014-07-09 -
Hne: gyi: (Big Oboe)
The hne or oboe- like wind instrument occupies a critical position in the Myanmar music troupe. It belongs to the group of wind instruments and can cover the chromatic scale. It is found portrayed on the wooden door of the northern building on the platform of Bagan's Shwezigon Zedi. There are two kinds of hne, the big and the small. The hne consists of five parts:\n1. Reed which is made of the leaf from the toddy palm;\n2. Mouth piece made of gold, silver, brass, bronze or steel\n3. Tube or body of wood from padauk, yindaik, pyinkado, teak\n4. Horn\n5. "dano" or "cheek- guard" made of metal which encircles the upper moulding of the body; it guards the cheek which swells when blowing.\nThe big hne is an essential instrument which is played pleasantly occasions such as the ploughing ceremony or royal regatta when it accompanies the big drum, the bjo, sidaw, boating song, yeginthan theme. The big hne plays mournfully on inauspicious occasions when lamentation is called for. It accompanies the braintaung (egret wing) theme. In earlier days the big hne was accompanied by two short drums and one vertical drum when propitiating the nats (spirits) with bpunza (drum food). The small hne is played briskly to accompany the pot-drum and dobat. Currently used is the hne which produces C sharp note when four holes are closed. The tones produced by the hne are;\n1. one hole closed for the fifth degree\n2. two hole closed for the sixth degree\n3. three hole closed for the seventh degree\n4. four hole closed for fundamental C\n5. five hole closed for the second degree\n6. six hole closed for the third degree\n7. seven hole closed for the fourth degree\nWhen all holes are open the tone produced is of the fourth degree.
Myanmar -
Taung Yao Tee Ti Oo Palwei (bamboo flute)
Two pieces of Thaik bamboo are cut in desired measure and a piece of LatPhatTaung bamboo is also cut in desired measure to use as the middle joint. The middle joint piece of bamboo is made a hole with a small knife and put a reed on it. Then, the two pieces of Thaik bamboo are fixed to the middle joint of LatPhatTaung bamboo from both ends. Blow at the mouth-hole of the middle joint bamboo opening and shutting at the holes of two other bamboos by the thumbs. The left sided bamboo produces the high pitch and the right sided bamboo does the low pitch. Up to five pitches can be blown with it. Usually, it's blown accompanying with the gongs and cymbals.\n-15 inches of left bamboo in length\n-2 inches of left bamboo in circumference\n-13 inches of right bamboo in length\n-2 inches of right bamboo in circumference\n-5 inches of the middle joint bamboo in length\n-2.5 inches of the middle joint bamboo in circumference\n-1.5 inches of mouth-hole in length\n-0.5 inches of mouth-hole in width
Myanmar 2014-07-04 -
Lesu Tee Oh Mar (Small Bamboo Flute)
Suitable bamboo is chopped and cut suitable size and a heated nail is perforated 3 holes. There are one air hole and one hole(Tha Ra hole) at bottom of flute. At the tip of the flute reed is inserted. Third air hole and Thara hole must be made same distrance. It has to be blown from air holes and the finger holes are made for opening and closing to produce traditional melody. It can be blown every ceremony with instrument melody.\n-5 inches in Length\n-1.5 inches in Girth\n-2.5 inches in Length of the tip from air hole
Myanmar 2014-08-12 -
Rawan Kang/Gonggan Mi Gyaung Shar (Bamboo leg instrument)
Species of dark bamboo is cut at the desirable measure. It has to keep in the mouth and breathe the air by striking with thumb finger.\n-5 inches in Length\n-3 inches in Length of reed Bamboo\n-25 inches in Width
Myanmar 2014-08-20 -
Lahu Naw Palwei (Flute)
A piece of bamboo is cut and left to dry. It's bored with a heated iron. There are six finger holes. The bamboo is carved inward instead of a reed. It's blown by opening and shutting of the holes with fingers. The traditional melodies can be played with it and the western musical melodies can be tuned with it too.\n-1 feet in length
Myanmar 2014-07-13