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The tifa, tiwa or tiva is a single-headed goblet drum used throughout the Maluku Islands of Eastern Indonesia, where it is traditionally the "dominant instrument" in Maluku province music. [1] The term tifa has been used outside of the Maluku Islands, including on the island of Java and on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's Papuan ...
English: Tifa drum, collected in Cenderawasih Bay on the island of New Guinea. Museum info: Culture: Geelvink Bay cultures Origin: Southeast Asia: Insular / Indonesia / Papua (Indonesia) / Papua (Indonesia): Regional / Cenderawasih Bay date 1883 L 50 cm Inventory number: RV-370-3897 Material: wood; skin (iguana)
English: Tifa. Museum info: Culture: Geelvink Bay cultures Origin: Southeast Asia: Insular / Indonesia / Papua (Indonesia) / Papua (Indonesia): Regional / Cenderawasih Bay for 1883 L 53.5 cm Cut from one piece of wood, hourglass-shaped. Top end longer, bottom end shorter. At the fold of the hourglass a cut ring.
A tifa totobuang is a music ensemble from the Maluku Islands, related to the kulintang orchestra. It consists of a set of a double row of gong chimes known as the totobuang (similar to set of bonang gong chimes) and a set of tifa drums. It can also include a large gong. [1] The name comes from the instruments' collaboration.
In 2002, Papua adopted its current name and was granted a special autonomous status under Indonesian legislation. Papua is a province rich in natural resources and cultural diversity, offering great potential for future development. As of 2020, Papua had a GDP per capita of Rp 56.1 million (US$ 3,970), placing it 11th among Indonesian provinces ...
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, [5] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat). [6]
Gamelan semar pegulingan is an old variety of the Balinese gamelan.Dating back from around the 17th century, the style is sweeter and more reserved than the more popular and progressive Gamelan Gong Kebyar.
The Marind-anim live in South Papua, Indonesia.They occupy a vast territory, which is situated on either side of the Bian River, from about 20 miles to the east of Merauke, up to the mouth of the Moeli River in the west (between Frederik Hendrik Island and the mainland; east of Yos Sudarso Island, mainly west of the Maro River (a small area goes beyond the Maro at its lower part, including ...