Joshua Kumbani
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4065218 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Joshua Kumbani |
| PRENOMES | Joshua |
| SOBRENOME | Kumbani |
| ASSINATURA | KUMBANI J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8798-9736 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The art of music. The representation of musical instruments in the rock art of Zimbabwe
This article explores the relationship between music and rock art by looking at the occurrence of musical instruments at rock art sites in Zimbabwe. Much of the attention paid to the rich rock art heritage of this country has focused on the documentation of sites, the meaning of the painted and engraved motifs in them and the regional variability they display. Despite some brief mentions, the depiction of musical instruments is still in need of s…
Idiophones or Palettes? An Analysis of Flat Bone and Shale Implements from Matjes River Site, Southern Cape of South Africa
Flat bones and shale implements have been recovered from archaeological contexts dated to the Later Stone Age from the site of Matjes River in the southern Cape of South Africa. However, their use has remained speculative. One of the interpretations that have been considered is that these flat bones were used as “palettes” for the grinding of ochre, possibly for the preparation of paint. However, in this research it is proposed that these “palett…
Musical Bows in the Rock Art of Southern Africa
Rock art is ubiquitous in southern Africa. It can be assumed that playing musical bows was a similarly widespread cultural tradition in prehistoric southern Africa. But discerning musical performances from other uses of the bow in the rock art is not trivial. Qualified arguments for musical performances therefore rest on the ethnographic record. Depictions of musical bows have been identified only in two rock art collections from South Africa and…
Music and sound-related archaeological artefacts from southern Africa from the last 10,000 years
This paper discusses archaeological evidence of sound- and music-related artefacts from the southern African archaeological record, from Later Stone Age, Iron Age and historic contexts. The artefacts described fall within two groups, aerophones and idiophones. They include a bullroarer, spinning disks, bone tubes that might have been used as flutes, a trumpet, whistles, bells and mbira keys. The artefacts are made of bone, clay and metal. Origina…
A functional investigation of southern Cape Later Stone Age artefacts resembling aerophones
Acheulean prepared core technologies from the eastern Zimbabwe Escarpment, Maunganidze (Manicaland)
A functional investigation of southern Cape Later Stone Age artefacts resembling aerophones
Music and sound-related archaeological artefacts from southern Africa from the last 10,000 years
This paper discusses archaeological evidence of sound- and music-related artefacts from the southern African archaeological record, from Later Stone Age, Iron Age and historic contexts. The artefacts described fall within two groups, aerophones and idiophones. They include a bullroarer, spinning disks, bone tubes that might have been used as flutes, a trumpet, whistles, bells and mbira keys. The artefacts are made of bone, clay and metal. Origina…
Acheulean prepared core technologies from the eastern Zimbabwe Escarpment, Maunganidze (Manicaland)
Acheulean prepared core technologies from the eastern Zimbabwe Escarpment, Maunganidze (Manicaland)
A functional investigation of southern Cape Later Stone Age artefacts resembling aerophones
Music and sound-related archaeological artefacts from southern Africa from the last 10,000 years
This paper discusses archaeological evidence of sound- and music-related artefacts from the southern African archaeological record, from Later Stone Age, Iron Age and historic contexts. The artefacts described fall within two groups, aerophones and idiophones. They include a bullroarer, spinning disks, bone tubes that might have been used as flutes, a trumpet, whistles, bells and mbira keys. The artefacts are made of bone, clay and metal. Origina…
Musical Bows in the Rock Art of Southern Africa
Rock art is ubiquitous in southern Africa. It can be assumed that playing musical bows was a similarly widespread cultural tradition in prehistoric southern Africa. But discerning musical performances from other uses of the bow in the rock art is not trivial. Qualified arguments for musical performances therefore rest on the ethnographic record. Depictions of musical bows have been identified only in two rock art collections from South Africa and…
Idiophones or Palettes? An Analysis of Flat Bone and Shale Implements from Matjes River Site, Southern Cape of South Africa
Flat bones and shale implements have been recovered from archaeological contexts dated to the Later Stone Age from the site of Matjes River in the southern Cape of South Africa. However, their use has remained speculative. One of the interpretations that have been considered is that these flat bones were used as “palettes” for the grinding of ochre, possibly for the preparation of paint. However, in this research it is proposed that these “palett…
The art of music. The representation of musical instruments in the rock art of Zimbabwe
This article explores the relationship between music and rock art by looking at the occurrence of musical instruments at rock art sites in Zimbabwe. Much of the attention paid to the rich rock art heritage of this country has focused on the documentation of sites, the meaning of the painted and engraved motifs in them and the regional variability they display. Despite some brief mentions, the depiction of musical instruments is still in need of s…
Archaeology (6 obras) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (6 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Art (3 obras) · Geology (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Paleontology (3 obras) · Visual arts (3 obras) · Acoustics (2 obras)