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Anak Balam

Indonesia

Anak Balam adalah tarian ritual pengobatan tradisional dari Sumatera Barat. Ritual ini menggunakan mantra dan musik. Tarian disertai dengan musik biola dengan penari berjumlah genap seperti jumlah telur burung perkutut.

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Anak Balam adalah tarian ritual pengobatan tradisional dari Sumatera Barat.

01 · What it is
Living Tradition

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02 · Where & name
Indonesia

Placed on record in Indonesia.

03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Anak Balam adalah tarian ritual pengobatan tradisional dari Sumatera Barat.

Where is Anak Balam practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Anak Balam in Indonesia.

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The tradition & historical record

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Anak Balam adalah tarian ritual pengobatan tradisional dari Sumatera Barat. Ritual ini menggunakan mantra dan musik. Tarian disertai dengan musik biola dengan penari berjumlah genap seperti jumlah telur burung perkutut. Salah seorang dari penari kemudian akan kerasukan dan menjadi dukun yang mengobati penyakit pasien yang menghadiri ritual. Ritual ini dimaknai sebagai upaya manusia dalam memperoleh kesehatan dan keyakinan bahwa Tuhan telah menciptakan obat bagi segala macam penyakit. Gerak dan bunyi yang dihasilkan selama ritual juga dimaknai sebagai keindahan.

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Anak Balam is Inodonesian Traditional Dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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