A structural analysis of paired ceremonies in a dual social organization

Abstract

In the language of the Beswick Reserve, where a form of English has become the lingua franca, each moiety is described as "owner" (gidjan) of one cult and "manager" (djunggaiji) of the other. [...]in the course of a normal year, each acts alternately in an owning and in a managing capacity. Bullroarers are played only for short periods, e.g. for a minute at a time, and their daily use is measured in minutes as against hours A Structural Analysis of Paired Ceremonies 91 for the gongs. [...]from a standpoint of tempora1 duration, the music of gongs is comparable to Gunabibi vocality, the music of bullroarers to Jabuduruwa vocality. percussion stringeddiscontinuous sound pattern continuous sound pattern lengthily in use briefly in use , In addition to its bullroarers, the Gunabibi has boomerangs that men clash together to accompany their singing. [...]for the sarne reason, an indefinite number of analogical resemblances can be perceived between terms classified together. [...]a partial and biassed picture would result from studying one moiety's ceremony in isolation from the other moiety's.