Indonesiana Vol.12 The Sparkling of Indonesian Culture

Page 72

ORAL TRADITION

ULU AMBEK Ninik Mamak’s Crown of Authority

Sitting together Wewen

O

I

ne of the oral traditions that

Ulu ambek comes from the words ulu

ulu ambek movement to attack and fend

is still alive and thriving in the

and ambek. One player acts as a palalu

off, and the female ulu ambek function

Pariaman area, West Sumatra

(attacker) and another person is called a

to accompany the ulu ambek movement

is the ulu ambek, which is a kind of

paambek (fends off attack). Alternately,

when not attacking or parrying.

silat-like performance that pits two men

the two players pit their attacking and

performing pencak movements against

parrying skills in the form of motion

Ulu ambek is performed above laga-

each other. Uniquely, in the show, the

symbols. The two forms of presentation

laga and in the context of Alek nagari or

two fighters do not have direct physical

mentioned above are accompanied by

parties organized by the community of

contact. Therefore, this type of silat is

a vowel sound called dampeang. There

a nagari which are held for example in

also known as occult silat/shadow silat.

are two types of dampeang, namely male

the context of traditional events such as

dampeang and female dampeang. The

the appointment of a penghulu (chief) or

male dampeang serves to accompany the

for social and entertainment events. The

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Diplomacy Of The Spice Route To a Cultural Superpower

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Ulu Ambe, Crown of Authority of Ninik Mamak

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Hunting for Sound in Tana Humba

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