Towards an Interdisciplinary Focus on Sound in Ethnobiology Research

Wright, Claire C

doi:10.14237/ebl.8.1.2017.788

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“…With ethnomusicology often understood as "musical ethnography" (e.g., Moyle 2001;Wafer and Turpin 2017), we could argue that, with ethnobiology, it shares a relatively synchronic focus and a general toolbox of methods that could be harnessed to foster enriched interdisciplinary collaboration and dialogue. A similar point has been made in relation to soundscape ecology and how an increased focus on sound could open new avenues for ethnobiological research (Wright 2017).…”

Section: Journal Of Ethnobiologymentioning

confidence: 59%

Ethnobiology through Song

Fernández‐Llamazares

Lepofsky

2019

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Section: Journal Of Ethnobiologymentioning

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Ethnobiology through Song

Fernández‐Llamazares

Lepofsky

2019

Journal of Ethnobiology

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“…A recent publication calling for renewed emphasis on the ethnobiology of sound (Wright 2017) was partially answered by a special issue of the Journal of Ethnobiology entitled "Ethnobiology through Song" (Fernández-Llamazares and Lepofsky 2019). An ethnobiology of sound should, however, contemplate yet more diverse dimensions of the "soundscape."…”

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A’uwẽ (Xavante) Hunting Calls: A Vocal Repertoire for Ethnozoological Communication and Coordination in the Brazilian Cerrado

Welch

2020

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Group hunting is a productive subsistence activity for many Indigenous peoples with adequate access to territorial and game resources. A’uwẽ (Xavante) group hunts can involve large numbers of individuals coordinating group hunting efforts over large areas. A’uwẽ group hunting and hunting with fire are sophisticated endeavors requiring years of preparation, ample discussion, and post-hunt analysis. Their hunting calls are stylized expressions following established vocal conventions to communicate complex information over long distances between hunters in order to follow, flush, dispatch, and carry game. This discussion is based on recordings provided by the late A’uwẽ elder and leader Tsidowi Wai'adzatse’ in 2006. He wished that the calls be documented so younger individuals will have means to recall them. I address how Indigenous A’uwẽ hunters in the Brazilian cerrado communicate over long distances with hunting calls that encode rich ethnozoological information. After introducing the topic and context, I begin with a presentation of five ethnozoological calls Tsidowi demonstrated, which he considered the complete repertoire of A’uwẽ hunting calls. Following these short descriptions, I discuss some of the vocal qualities observed in the calls (without conducting a full linguistic analysis), the ethnozoological information they encode, and their prospects for continued use into the future within the context of group hunting with fire.

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Sound Ethnobiology of Musical Instruments: A Sound View of Nature in Manufacturing Kemençe

Aslan¹,

Karahasanoğlu²

2021

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Kemençe (small three-stringed fiddle) is mostly performed in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. In this study, we examine the manufacturing process of kemençe considering its relationship with natural sources. Data about the production and performance of kemençe are collected by fieldwork since 2018. In this context, the first author took kemençe courses from Ilyas Parlak, a well-known kemençe player, to understand the performance of the instrument in the region. He also held interviews with the luthiers to understand the usage of the biological and non-biological materials in the making process of this instrument. In this study, we propose the term sound ethnobiology to reveal how instruments are associated with nature in relation to their manufacture and performance. We have considered the term sound ethnobiology of musical instruments into five categories which are interrelated to each other. These categories are 'bioecological sources of sound production', 'ecological knowledge of sound production', 'timbre arrangement of producing proper sound', 'traditional ecological knowledge of the sound of musical instruments', and 'ecological meanings of musical instruments'. We have put forward the manufacturing process and performances of the kemençe and its relationship to the nature in and around Trabzon by considering these five categories. Thus, we revealed that the kemençe making process is strongly tied to the interpretation of the natural sources in the region. This interpretation of the usage of the natural sources creates the traditional ecological knowledge of kemençe which is also strongly connected to its ecological meaning and the nature of the Eastern Black Sea region.

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Towards an Interdisciplinary Focus on Sound in Ethnobiology Research

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Ethnobiology through Song

Ethnobiology through Song

A’uwẽ (Xavante) Hunting Calls: A Vocal Repertoire for Ethnozoological Communication and Coordination in the Brazilian Cerrado

Sound Ethnobiology of Musical Instruments: A Sound View of Nature in Manufacturing Kemençe

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