Manikay (clan song series)
E867388
Indigenous Australian cultural practice
Yolngu song tradition
ceremonial music tradition
clan song series
intangible cultural heritage
oral tradition
Manikay is a traditional Yolngu clan-based song series from Arnhem Land that preserves ancestral stories, law, and connections to Country through ceremonial performance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manikay | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous Australian cultural practice
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Yolngu song tradition ⓘ ceremonial music tradition ⓘ clan song series ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | restricted knowledge according to kinship and ceremony ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalGroup | Yolngu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial performance
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education of younger generations ⓘ maintenance of connection to Country ⓘ preservation of ancestral stories ⓘ transmission of law ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Yolngu Matha languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
chant
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clapstick accompaniment ⓘ dance accompaniment ⓘ didjeridu accompaniment ⓘ sung poetry ⓘ |
| hasOwnership | Yolngu clans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceContext |
Yolngu ceremony
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funerary ceremonies ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ public ceremonial events ⓘ rom (law) ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceStyle |
call-and-response patterns
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highly stylised vocal delivery ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Arnhem Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationToCountry |
encoding of place-based knowledge
GENERATED
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expression of connection to specific estates GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRelationToLaw |
authoritative source of customary law
GENERATED
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embodiment of Yolngu law GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSocialRole |
affirmation of land and sea rights
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assertion of clan identity ⓘ maintenance of sacred knowledge ⓘ mapping of Country ⓘ |
| hasStateOrTerritory | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
clan-based song series
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sequence of song items ⓘ |
| hasTemporalDepth |
ancient practice
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pre-colonial tradition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Country and place
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ancestral beings ⓘ ceremonial journeys ⓘ creation stories ⓘ kinship relationships ⓘ law and social order ⓘ sea and land ⓘ |
| hasTransmissionMode |
intergenerational teaching
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oral transmission ⓘ |
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