Kenyah-Badang kidiu paired bullroarer

kidiu

kidiu: Kenyah-Badang name for the paired bullroarer.

At harvest in the hill-rice fields of the Upper Rejang, the Kenyah-Badang set the air itself to guard the crop: two players, two kidiu — oval wooden blades on strings and handles — swung fast and pitched against each other in the interlocking weave that runs through Bornean music, gongs and bamboo and, here, bullroarers. The droning pair drove birds, mice and insects off the ripening padi. In time the kidiu came indoors as well: the field’s droning guard became music for entertainment among the residents of the longhouse.

Kidiu terdiri daripada sekeping kayu berbentuk bujur yang dipasang pada tali dan pemegang ... Kidiu dimainkan oleh suku kaum Kenyah-Badang di kawasan padi bukit semasa padi dituai untuk menghalau serangga perosak.

Kidiu consists of an oval piece of wood fixed to a string and handle ... It is played by the Kenyah-Badang in hill-rice fields during harvest to drive away insect pests.

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, PRPM terminology entry, s.v. 'kidiu'.

Particulars

Object

Oval wooden blade fixed to a string and handle, swung rapidly through the air for a specific pitch; two instruments played by two players in an interlocking pattern.

Function

Paired players weave interlocking pitches to drive birds, mice and insects from the hill-rice fields; later also played for entertainment in the longhouse.