1987 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The research of the traditional music, dance and game of Eskimos
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62043005
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 調査総括 |
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido Univeraity of Education, Sapporo Cpmpus |
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Principal Investigator |
KAZUYUKI TANIMOTO Professor of Hokkaido University of Education/321320002446, 教育学部・札幌分校, 文部教官教授 (20002446)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
JEAN Jacq1es モントリオール大学, 音楽学部, 教授
LEORARD Kame アラスカ大学, フィルム研究所, 所員
MORITA Minoru Professor of Miyagi University of Education/351980003292, 教育学部, 文部教官教授 (80003292)
JEAN Jacques NATTIEZ Professor of University of Montreal
KAMERLING Leonard A staff of Alaskan Native Film Heritage Project
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| Project Period (FY) |
1985 – 1987
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| Keywords | Drum dance / Eskimos / Shamanism / Fishing and Hunting / Throat game / Map of music / dance and game / Imigration |
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| Research Abstract |
About 400 sound tapes and 150 video tapes were collected in the field research during 1986-1987. These field research covered most of the major areas in Arctic and Sub-arctic of Alaska and Canada and made possible to get the outline of the traditional Eskimo music, dance and game based on the comparision of each region s. One of the several matters which was revealed by these materials is that the drum dance of Alaska Eskimo present the typical example of direct refiection of group labour on musical expressions and form of performance. The drum dance team ranging from 5 to 10 peoples beat the same rythm in perfect order,while several drumers facing to drumers. Such drum dance team exist only Chukchee, Asiatic and Alaska Eskimo who experience systematic team work of whale hunting.
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