Cakalele dance

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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] and the Tanimbar Islands.[citation needed] 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 long knife (lopu) while their supporters use a long knife in the right hand and a narrow wooden shield in the left hand.[4] The shield is referred to as a salawaku, or by a local name such as the Tobelo o dadatoko.[5] 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, gong (tifa), and fife (sulin).

Cakalele dance
Cakalele dance performance
Native nameTari cakalele
InventorEastern Indonesia
OriginIndonesia
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  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. ^ Albert G Van Zonneveld (2002). Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land. ISBN 90-5450-004-2.
  5. ^ P. E. De Josselin De Jong (1984). Unity in Diversity: Indonesia as a Field of Anthropological Study. Foris Publications. ISBN 90-6765-063-3.
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