Cakalele dance

For scientific journal, see Cakalele (journal).

Cakalele dance

Cakalele dance performance
Native name	Tari cakalele
Inventor	Eastern Indonesia
Origin	Indonesia

Cakalele dance (pronounced "cha-ka-leh-leh", spelled tjakalele by the Dutch) is a war dance from North and Central Maluku in Indonesia. ^[1] Hybrid versions also exist among the natives of Sulawesi ( Kabasaran dance or Sakalele of the Minahasan), ^[2] East Nusa Tenggara (Abui Cakalele from Alor), ^[3] the Tanimbar Islands,^{[ citation needed ]} and Fakfak ( Mbaham-Matta's Cakalele Mbreh). ^[4] The dance is performed by men, two of whom represent opposing captains or leaders while the others are the warriors supporting them. After an opening ritual, the captains engage in a mock-duel with a spear (sanokat) and a long parang (lopu) while their supporters use a lopu in the right hand and a long shield in the left hand. ^[5] The shield is referred to as a salawaku, or by a local name such as the Tobelo o dadatoko. ^[6] The cakalele originated as a way for the warriors to celebrate after a successful raid. Dancers dress in full warrior costume and are backed by the rhythm of the drum ( tifa ), gong, and fife ( suling ).

Gallery

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  Cakalele dancers wearing traditional clothes
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  Cakalele dance performances in Maluku
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  Salawaku , the shield used in performances
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  Cakalele dance performances in the 1900s from Seram
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  Two cakalele dancers holding kanta shields from Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi
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  Cakalele performance
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  A boy holding qpod-qpod performing cakalele mbreh dance in Fakfak, West Papua

See also

• Theatre portal
• Indonesia portal

• Kabasaran
• Arnis

Notes

1. Qurtuby, Sumanto Al (2016-05-20). Religious Violence and Conciliation in Indonesia: Christians and Muslims in the Moluccas. Routledge. ISBN   9781317333289.
2. "Tari Kabasaran, Tarian Ksatria Minahasa". Indonesia Kaya (in Indonesian). 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
3. Arba, Hastuti Milinadya Nuhardi; Dominikus, Wara Sabon; Udil, Patrisius A. (2023-12-10). "Eksplorasi Etnomatematika pada Tarian Cakalele Suku Abui di Kabupaten Alor dan Integrasinya dalam Pembelajaran Matematika". Haumeni Journal of Education. 3 (2). Universitas Nusa Cendana: 26–33. doi: 10.35508/haumeni.v3i2.12220 . ISSN   2798-1991.
4. Peran Sistem Kekerabatan dalam Sistem Kehidupan Toleransi Beragama Kabupaten Fak-Fak (PDF). Fakfak: Kepel press. 2014. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
5. Albert G Van Zonneveld (2002). Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land. ISBN   90-5450-004-2.
6. P. E. De Josselin De Jong (1984). Unity in Diversity: Indonesia as a Field of Anthropological Study. Foris Publications. ISBN   90-6765-063-3.

External links

• Museum Maluku