A Grammar of Daakaka

Prince, Kilu von

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“…Their existence is well accepted on Paama and throughout the Vanuatu archipelago where they are commonly referred to as lisefsef in Bislama, with some variation in their descriptions (Ammann, 2012; Franjieh, 2019, p. 97; François, 2013; François & Stern, 2013, pp. 74–75; Thieberger et al, 2021; Von Prince, 2015). Titamol entities are said to speak a secret language that they have occasionally shared with human islanders in the form of songs or numerals.…”

Section: Semiotic Mazesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The descriptive and analytical work relating to Vanuatu sand drawing outlined above obviously cannot be done without their documentation. More than 400 sand drawings have been collected (Baron, 2020;Cabane, 1994Cabane, , 1995Cabane, , 1997Deacon & Wedgwood, 1934;Devylder, 2014Devylder, , 2019Franjieh, 2018;Rodman, 1991;Tailhade, 1978aTailhade, , 1978bvon Prince, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The archipelago of meaning: Methodological contributions to the study of Vanuatu sand drawing

Devylder

2022

Australian J of Anthropology

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Vanuatu sand drawing has been listed by UNESCO since 2006 and has both fascinated and puzzled researchers from various disciplines for over a century. The inherent multi-dimensionality of the practice makes analysis complex, and until very recently developing a systematic methodology to study this intangible art form was difficult.This paper aims to contribute to filling this gap with the analysis of a corpus of sand drawings documented on the island of Paama in 2019. A detailed methodological toolkit is proposed to better understand the complex morphology of the drawings and their multi-layered meaning and function. This paper offers the first few steps along a journey toward designing integrated comparative methods of analysis that can not only potentiate unprecedented insights into the cultural practice of Vanuatu sand drawing, but also more broadly help us understand how worldviews, beliefs and societal structures spread across time and space.

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Section: Semiotic Mazesmentioning

confidence: 99%