fil work, as els thouph ny acguinace with he
Pfr vere oa tat a alg rr dnesons aka
ie wthin he metho town angen, athe
epilogue 19887).
and her awe fccfaly tiated me he word ot
and real experaen nthe pa ers the ag
id othe layered bre of bola
aries (De Berk Dec 1994, Dench 1988, 199,
They bove conveyed tome an epee tcp ts ofen
fend os i edly ensure snd hee word olerngeet
rai of meaning and empowering. Soe epo:
ie concent eying fren cons the cr of nor
fly eaewor For ange on openings coun lees 2
ten cer proclaim, dancing the nso he tho
bec Tira hs maida maa Weather
ois are moa of ametphai Kad nd may cline
one. sal drat eren re eee and ody tre
actlps sty scm, metre, ae, and ual
the Levon. Ws nots deaphering of meager
or conmcmorton. Hing nual aims at emancpting the
ha a clesing and elaine of flee Wider
and ewe fis or er eine soy. Sochexperence
fom reprng cess 4 mere text or program I ecm
mht Yaa view clue sae, apatemng of oi
cet prseitnts ean ae an in sso ery
poston wih whch tam i aperientingpes oF mols te
.a wombrlke regreratan of reais feces nthe
PY management, ad te ewer The hing daa the
fenndeepewmestng. new atone enewed oat ah
forenfrs the pte exerngthcbasc ace change
vacua dso fa tts esd sash
hat my allegiance 1 the Yaka pope males my swing eld
nos centred praia fio com to aeqatane snd
rer win whch o part cestan of xl ee
dia understanding ken a proto dering. te
Ao which al ebe must be redced.Tmarnch a he erprethe
own ot ofthe et expetece aaa the very ature a
WV conader an tere phenemenoiogea) appa wih an
fon production of meaning and repnetion ofc My eo
hd eaphasy on mctaphn, hence etrepie peo
deh sabes eine preening he hes
eee ere
and pac of a cnging, basal genera pst
The Cosmology of Life Transmission
COMPREHENSION FROM WITHIN
Myerperence ith Yak open Southwestern Ze 1971-74, 1991~)
‘Kae (1986-)heedeucy om cren pester weds ta
ta slfconecons, nratve setunt oa algal or barter
Fondimently, my perspective doesnot ele a ention of 4 dl
fexcouier as Sach with Yaka peopl, aor of thei experience sm
‘esl or hematin mre ral tds the ody” Wa
‘toh people crate and enage a alte om Within ws Om ga
oucer Yer surly sine Twit a some ysl and eur rere
them pony processed vistors wor Indeed, wl my sp
nagar inthe ld may soreness wth hse omy bi
‘ba ey ewe nthe ely od prob ut allie and rele
‘enures(l Body 1988356) do consider ny elanngaphicender
‘Pochasancahecand mor espn, rounded purcpat ob"
rather certo artipaton, and recpocl spat. ends.
‘rercomethe po prejudiced merchns ofa cola snd soy
oped fora nese peptone dae cee and acts
Yala Inthe village sting, my ster as oop tas of fall me
‘hip not thea stor ona aes, hein pat ofthe gong
lige immersed i sighs and mela sounds (acon 19897).
‘my contact and information des wth he words of rove
hunting the cons of ler, dntory sear, sory an bl
rs athe cosmlogy. Thess ve nearing become sens
‘pin votre, of ot a passionate, fective, and cleat
ne respec eine symp, partrpain, nd ascctve da
the gen means to seqinanc rmsd he ule 10
‘ge through ascendence of the sell the othe.” a5 Jie 3
{180.358 fs pri Indeed th kind ronson eran ingy
sequaitance wh vreone ek db 198) nls ls a 8
reste nomads ginedandshaed hough scaly As a
humus ety tothe kemle Me wor, bat might hive «ans
Ugh the expen that my fe Man conejo me a we are
pintenitiaiaitetteeeeses of pane gromh—sng of sp, Nowering, Bening and
fa. There ae, mororer appropri ods an mediation or
ic fom the onesfor worn Second particu spacesine aspects
tthe varios abt faa or, othe naan em
tocol are mod th mati dea, enero, eo
fatortion. Theme mos arth core ofthe easton lo
Beata crete self. hid dance wa paca od
Peres werd-nakicghough ym, melody and songgengthe
tothe xs and the e-wold In dance women clere theve
sa quot to tars, enlunee, and opumie Me. mikes one
al tere tha hs rds pai, alhencompesing compe
and thus scrub, The mesg of bay, feu, and weed
gle teat vle—concrelyapreatab the tha Me
Bad is ned as an inerscive agent of ngerng, atl o
and let. Ii the wearing. by meas ofthe bod-seses,
Bete feces wih he ent
‘My account isneantodeipberthe tee of pitcesand a aa
iscelgencratne and ths reaches beyond sme reproduction nthe oi
tase apech and insitaonsin fhe center ural age Be Ral dpe
{eet ogi, wend and pti et hc vty sod
ond. Whe opening msl upto tissue of cake and rarer
Te mephonc nd magiry bc fal anemone
trnepsing that dep level Yaka clue, te anthropological
ting hs ascumpons tk
TRANSVALUATION OF FIELDS
Yao onl ve, cls. and ul acties dept the season la. a
jell changes the cosmos ad a the plat and anal words 5 and
ently processes of Me nmin. Tothe Yak te seleeviden that he
pce of encepson,Howerng, fbr bth, pening or ma
Ao. decay, dent andthe eer eading and bing peer bts
Seats andthe suscsve generations Because he cosmic Wr ofr
“angie than the soa pers of gender, decent, marge, an
sg of Me which temas vo regenerate Hell Acording to
the young de soul wa forthe ctessnt moon Boe
at he cece mao tht cl
‘White and ed are in nd of alae. Whe, Rema ay pst
associ wath ome coolnes ith lor ainate le td iho
the fll moon uy dente moa, the rine Me Dow ht connects ca
Inada trough te Blood eth Rie meter, mathe rth
teil gea-pandmche, sth the were source He. Arka
Dlr complement of estive ed proper 0 Par and baa, ma!
‘eine complemen: of ati rece ry, en the at as hate
bone Mecises oman thoagh bing bt admiszed colar pon
“rg. When in denoting tefl non whe vest rel he
thick ako means that sso ws Yer Beghi i aay
ibislent orton ate. The bac lay Pont) whic ser
Inet hewornhighflon, bol, dag, yg, no
Hake neaioes the ambialenc Koln wid a tualsed momar: of
teonstinin he eof an nda ary, ors commun aly, te
‘charged a epee, rds dled or dead to lack, wn
‘pled scapablel renimatng the bods of he ea or of ean ah
snes et tere bd been afore on occasion oa sor of a
others cof fiers bermeen competing bth that, of eo
Tastee the el of dural vllage and noma ores, were acs
through the adel of pols eG Ts ot my bot athe sous
tein xen the hua? ect he one who cate ny wiles pes
sbortans by aruingugon erin ighaes” The stathhuseared he
leq heraly the arses who ae to undo someones ets”
hyp mest oc eg ay
te ning ms soy ine mot Acree meen,
af may poy endo wa
sn dm nt mpeg te hens om
adsense andar covet kes ait
ech po wil ‘nes Lins on prose Cry)
ght: tenon cg bong and oot
vo ek tht xh eps Ter ay al
hehe tc ty es ced el ok
Beers be nme Te cenfeon ern ny gt
iby the crescent moon is thus resolved. ‘A
ito al ion py deny ed sgmgmctron
Bar ments ree tov oh cent cme
ance. n ganar moon-dancing teins thm whine
fering. lfcoryecange, ert anspor, sexalcmmnion, ae 17
ddcion. Undtying the ryt, tempo, and pae mance a so
Dresencingeneslinsthe-wol, ene of ffl cece clon
By and sry 2 ato enkanc the wand rea ie
aa and ema cycle parle one anche. The nar jl ll
calves the nightat"ateiad to ow beginning” Cpe), bl
‘hl evo he alo sine te rew moo. Nip, amc a ts 8
‘stegory,¢prejed i the olor sa hich Spates one dy
Soe an which ede to he dave ofthe needa. The dren
[oumey orf some exceptional city normaly mete ners
eee a tcl aiepeople andthe emo Most only women jo he dane al rg
{Ocebeate the neverending actuation berween le ard death. These ng
fe mont td a the net ofthe seasons of sss and hare, or
Smcpte and cert collect haning ding thelong dy 80, A
ing to the Yaka the succession of faces and the sons, Ihe
fring on of He andthe succes of eration ar all en outlow
Pym. Trams fie, growth and Nel are Pytn In
{veing in patra fill oon, ween cen boy ae re
tue usally erate» collie tous and shige le sun
bial fore. songs nyse dial deat, theses of loves os,
ted im the agey of oe pint, of popula animal, oa
‘Women’s ding poscies medatig and orien into Ia rl a
snes women ays dance in groups Women’ dancing srs a0 hy
‘emcee vil low i emer he commons ed dee Hee
“hiesupetnposings weaving movement cmothe group ad herd
‘dng tooden lind drum fag) ih ange esther membrane
‘tly sepa by eno osreb large dre Ge al
‘of wc Has fleren tna, along with Stet ala, Paso
ocpngame whe ty the dum and has enc woman won: he
[psand bel abd ol whoelog ving ll clean
sly wodatang her pper tou). The women tere ead roe
‘xeding heeft hips na powerlroling wave Wale dancingthey
xed to ene spt Within he Dodo one mmy the wl maya
‘na smiet way a 2 prelude to cong ecouse, during which sb
fapected to male imiat movements wth her belly -nngiond
‘myathang,"shythicly shaking he sick fhe bean expression
‘engl communion. Dane relfrces the Yak el ofthe fer om
‘eand belly generous hips and brass that sugaet mau, false:
ripense—mat uta, oun hands abot “bess ile with pe
tau the womb with ofing “The dancers movements evoke the mys
‘eansrasonof le hough heat neminaton and childbirth, Ma
tense (gue) ere Mhsnd pte the male dvr ars
plllcstpedcylindesaldane dram bere segs some eon
Tay thse employed inthe cote of eemsion ma, male the =
‘on between the dram’ appeang inti ar he rect piss ee
Bj dancin tons nthe gp apd orl cen, the co
ty egies ia ther ual eration ofthe via ow The Succes
‘easton tee olan ind the group, Fhe enol anc
yam of lebron lye fl moon, ning ae sll
onsop dangly women chen and youngrmen. Teles ands
‘he mourning song dance n which bomen and women parpte
‘ery rom the woes normal dancing falls. ts
‘hal cs orem ndlting movements and nt gM
The Cosmology fife Trasmison ns
erwen Meand death, sorow nd val ow chs ar one,
fem to share and expres the aft hough ther hades,
fhe chontstha acompuny the dass he women ae ore
yt voce ne ig, expec oar the mes ro,
Bs oes of weavcg ard teem o the ure th
ancing seks wo sbocaly regenerate, reempower an
ewer Weaving rl palm liber egies the coo
jon ofthe weanghock feoona ahd the Bers The ks
ar deeeined the progresion ofthe weg al tp
ptolw.eiongh,bckto tom. The alia ce contesthe
sua, on cosolgial sym othe ala ali, ad he
Ascending fw of ts Sp. The wearing hok bears 9 le
a and shaped in the fia fe pl tre’ lesence
oa clste of palm nuts apo or ba the
ng, Women's dacing—n parle a he undalting move
eth dancing movement insole ks wenn
om osc of fe anansten Dane ata a bi, aly 2
edofarculingte ial ow wi thecal. andthe world
athe aco shah an expression oth arcana an
of dance, ther words, the val Mw wae tal a
fessogenchc formation. Asa metaphor: lr of wenn, the
from ner sun ete the comogenetc sips
the earthly womb, hat the pisine core emerge of
i fre nthe univers whch eels ene theses st
origin By mimicking the How of Mei the pl ee, both
deat reena the ir fhe urs andthe nl by
he construe imbretonof the pola pines That charactense
things eas and wet. up and dow, ot and back, heen and
postion and seit, sowing and flowering scndance and
Be penitorsand ofping, cule and femme. Dace predates
ool yer canning al om bd om and
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‘dhe Hocrangon inna Unter Pe
lections on a Cut Finger
abo inthe Umeda Conception of the Sf
me oftaboo ad soe the defnton ofthe sland in
oleh self socl word Pay. have aempeed here 3
too fesurles eg” whose presen symolicamtrpology
any Pen that of «detached bymande ssh ou” 22
wold Instead ola ranecendemal ep accom ole
ero 2 cogied word whi inay emai somehow
Thre sought o dls theca as mmanent sero
odin an bes, vinnoos tamcendence, nat lens mace
with gaping toxin msveent whey he >
the wrk in consiing eld smaaneousy ra
rk in accompli poe Large that the notion of
forthe negate drying aspect goood, while the coe
‘apn forthe rears of Ue gp ito the
cn st among the people of Une llage inthe West
fo Taps New Guinea, wher [aie out Bld esech The
Ein concer cell roy efi a to ender
‘Baconcepion thatthe ening tet wl be devoted 9
esis bigemen, or ceremonial ethane Sule ay ht
naa aben nevi of Ueda, bolted sister
emer rade vous and sted a mos unprodoce era
the ihuttns deen slender aubisence hed on 49. The
righ or acaecion lexnamons hats, pment
mf matrimonial exchange and tse slkane Viewed om
dal ales rece beamed ships amid an oan es
lon aie to lw ewe k mee tan ey der
ts plan. The sanecltered mite roupbenestthe sae
at pls, ah may be abandoned. fr tuch othe tise, by
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