The sound picture of the Saami shamanic drum
Research on the Saami shamanic drum has mainly concerned the pictorial world of the drumhead. Therefore, studying the sound picture may give new insights into the Saami Shamanic drum. In my study of the Saami drum I have tried to find the answer to two questions: 1) Is it possible to detect the soun...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:858b3139c6d04929b1647a82875be86b 2023-05-15T18:08:09+02:00 The sound picture of the Saami shamanic drum Rolf Kristoffersson 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67202 https://doaj.org/article/858b3139c6d04929b1647a82875be86b EN eng Donner Institute https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67202 https://doaj.org/toc/0582-3226 https://doaj.org/toc/2343-4937 doi:10.30674/scripta.67202 0582-3226 2343-4937 https://doaj.org/article/858b3139c6d04929b1647a82875be86b Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, Vol 14 (1991) Shamanism Shamans Sami (European people) Drum Sound Senses and sensation Religion (General) BL1-50 article 1991 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67202 2022-12-31T15:20:54Z Research on the Saami shamanic drum has mainly concerned the pictorial world of the drumhead. Therefore, studying the sound picture may give new insights into the Saami Shamanic drum. In my study of the Saami drum I have tried to find the answer to two questions: 1) Is it possible to detect the sound pictogram from some of the drums preserved? 2) Are there marks of usage which might indicate what kind of sounds the users preferred? A comparison of the different drums shows that the signs of usage are surprisingly consistent. The drum sounds reach the receptive organs in the human ear in a range of low but strong tones, with low frequencies but high amplitude. This means that more energy is transferred into the nervous system than with various other types of instrumental sounds. Article in Journal/Newspaper saami sami Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis 14 169 182 |
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Research on the Saami shamanic drum has mainly concerned the pictorial world of the drumhead. Therefore, studying the sound picture may give new insights into the Saami Shamanic drum. In my study of the Saami drum I have tried to find the answer to two questions: 1) Is it possible to detect the sound pictogram from some of the drums preserved? 2) Are there marks of usage which might indicate what kind of sounds the users preferred? A comparison of the different drums shows that the signs of usage are surprisingly consistent. The drum sounds reach the receptive organs in the human ear in a range of low but strong tones, with low frequencies but high amplitude. This means that more energy is transferred into the nervous system than with various other types of instrumental sounds. |
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