[Bonetools] more bone instruments - Quijada

[PajX at aol.com]

Hi Idoia, Marta
 
Yes - I was talking about this instrument earlier this year (see copy  
below), because I saw it used here in a production of Beowulf. 
 

Check out this man demo'ing how to play - excellent -- though likely to be  
a bit hard on your zoo specimens!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up4u5KnpkfA
 
I was aware of the S Amer use, but not really about the African  
connection...  
Wiki site says this is an Afro-Peruvian instrument.
Ref from Wiki article has some more excellent recordings/info: 
http://www.soundsandcolours.com/articles/peru/a-guide-to-afro-peruvian-musical-instrument
s/
 
I haven't found anything which actually suggests its an African instrument  
- rather one developed by African descent peoples in S American - which is 
what  is implied on the soundsandcolours site. It's interesting to speculate 
if other  peoples developed the jaw as an instrument too. I haven't heard 
anything about  such a thing in Mongolia or Irkutia, let alone European 
archaeological pieces...  I would love to know if there is any such indications.
 
A wear analysis of the teeth of a Quijada would be quite interesting! If I  
can get a hold of some examples, would anyone be interested in doing an 
analysis  with me?
 
best
Pam

 
 
Pamela J  Cross
PhD researcher, Bioarchaeology 
Horses of Men & Gods project  (AHRC, NT & MoL) 
Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, BD7  1DP UK
p.j.cross (at) student.bradford.ac.uk / pajx (at)  aol.com
http://www.barc.brad.ac.uk/resstud_Cross.php
http://bradford.academia.edu/PamCross
 
(http://uworldmusichouse.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/day-33-brazil-quijada-de-burro.html) 



In a message dated 30/10/2013 11:39:01 GMT Standard Time,  
idoia_grau at hotmail.com writes:

Dear all,

A friend of mine sent me a link to this video  and I was surprised to find, 
around minute 2:13, that a man was using a lower  mandible of some animal 
(equid?) as a music  instrument.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=O07NXc6-BzM#t=132

Idoia Grau Sologestoa  
Dpto. Geografía, Prehistoria y  Arqueología
Universidad del País Vasco - Euskal  Herriko  Unibertsitatea


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    Subject: Re: [Bonetools] more bone instruments  Date: 23/09/2013 
14:17:14 GMT Standard Time  From: _PajX at aol.com_ (mailto:PajX at aol.com) 
 
 
I was first alerted to the possibilities for horse skeleton instruments by  
a production of Beowulf which featured a S. American percussion instrument 
using  a donkey's mandible...
_http://uworldmusichouse.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/day-33-brazil-quijada-de-bur
ro.html   


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