Huli Language and Instrumental Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2604238 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan, Jacqueline Pugh‐Kitingan (0000-0003-3616-3947, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205 |
| Publication date | 1977-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnomusicology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-1836 • E-ISSN: 2156-7417 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/850944 |
| OpenAlex | W2320372988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
dissected by ridges and old volcanic ranges. This allows for the easy migration of people, which produces a homogeneity of culture throughout the entire tribal area.3 The Huli cultivate extensive vegetable gardens, sweet-potato being their dietary staple. Family and kinship ties form the basis for land ownership, and there is no village or commune system. The Huli have no chieftain system of hereditary social hierarchy. A person's talents and achievements determine his wealth and influence. Married couples do not live together in the same house, but occupy separate houses on the same land. As a result of these social characteristics, the Huli tend to be very individualistic in temperament. They are a strong self-assertive people, who regard their culture as being superior to that of their neighbors. They are proud of the beauty of their homeland and are very aware of their history. This cultural pride is an important feature in their song texts, and the basic individualistic temperament of the Huli people is exemplified in their music style.4 There are two important fundamental elements in Huli musical expression. Firstly, the core or basis of most genres is language. Secondly, due to
Linguistics · Computer Science · Diverse Musicological Studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2020 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |