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Gundala-Gundala

Tari Gundala- gundalaIndonesia

Tari Gundala-Gundala merupakan tarian tradisional yang berasala dari suku Karo, Sumatera Utara. Tarian ini dilakukan untuk memanggil hujan atau dalam bahasa Karo Ndilo Wari Udan.

Tari Gundala-Gundala merupakan tarian tradisional yang berasala dari suku Karo
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Tari Gundala-Gundala merupakan tarian tradisional yang berasala dari suku Karo, Sumatera Utara.

01 · What it is
Living Tradition

Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.

02 · Where & name
Indonesia

Written in its own script on record as Tari Gundala- gundala.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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What is Gundala-Gundala in plain words?

Tari Gundala-Gundala merupakan tarian tradisional yang berasala dari suku Karo, Sumatera Utara. In local script on record, it is written Tari Gundala- gundala.

Where is Gundala-Gundala practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Gundala-Gundala in Indonesia.

What is the current condition of Gundala-Gundala today?

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Tari Gundala-Gundala merupakan tarian tradisional yang berasala dari suku Karo, Sumatera Utara. Tarian ini dilakukan untuk memanggil hujan atau dalam bahasa Karo Ndilo Wari Udan. Tarian Gundala-Gundala biasanya dimainkan oleh beberapa orang. Adapun aksesoris yang digunakan oleh penari adalah topeng dan baju berwarna putih. Tarian ini terlahir dari sebuah legenda masyarakat Karo, yang berasal dari Kabupaten Karo, tepatnya di daerah Bukit Barisan, Sumatera Utara yang berasal dari tanah Karo.

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Gundala-Gundala is Indonesian 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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