The art of music. The representation of musical instruments in the rock art of Zimbabwe
[eng] This article explores the relationship between music and rock art bylooking at the occurrence of musical instruments at rock art sites inZimbabwe. Much of the attention paid to the rich rock art heritageof this country has focused on the documentation of sites, themeaning of the painted and en...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/220528 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220528 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Zimbàbue Música Pintura rupestre Sud-àfrica Instruments musicals Zimbabwe Music Rocks paintings Southern Africa Musical instruments |
| Resumo: | [eng] This article explores the relationship between music and rock art bylooking at the occurrence of musical instruments at rock art sites inZimbabwe. Much of the attention paid to the rich rock art heritageof this country has focused on the documentation of sites, themeaning of the painted and engraved motifs in them and theregional variability they display. Despite some brief mentions, thedepiction of musical instruments is still in need of systematicstudy. This article’s first objective is to compile the informationabout this type of motifs found in publications and the SARADAarchive. Having identified and classified them, it then exploreswhether musical instruments depicted at rock art sites areconnected to altered states of consciousness. The possiblerelationship between gender and music is also explored andregional differences in the depiction of musical instruments arecommented on. |
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