''Hudoq'' is a masked dance performed during
Erau harvest thanksgiving festival of many of sub-groups of the
Dayak ethnic group of
East Kalimantan province
East Kalimantan (Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3. ...
,
Indonesia.
The ''Hudoq'' culture and performance is indigenous among Dayak population of East Kalimantan province, and it is said to have originated from
Mahakam Ulu Regency.
Mythology
According to the traditional beliefs of the
Bahau,
Busang,
Modang,
Ao’heng, and
Penihing people, ''hudoq''s are thirteen crop-destroying pests, including
rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include ''Neotoma'' ( pack rats), ''Bandicota'' (bandicoot ...
s,
boars,
leopard
The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant species in the genus '' Panthera'', a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, a ...
s, and
crows. In the festival, the ''Hudoq''s are symbolized by dancers who wear masks representing pests and jackets made of ''pinang'' (
areca palm) or
banana tree bark. The entire body is covered with frayed pinang palm leaves. The dance is finished when two human hudoqs come out and chase the pest hudoqs. The duration of the dance is 1–5 hours.
It is arranged from village to village after people
dibble the land to grow dry-field
rice paddies in September to October every year. They pray so that their fields will grow abundantly.
Gallery
File:Hudoq mask.jpg
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Houten dansmasker gedragen tijdens feesten voor de zaaitijd van rijst TMnr 391-161.jpg
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Houten dansmasker gedragen tijdens feesten voor de zaaitijd van rijst TMnr 391-162.jpg
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een deelnemer aan een maskerdans in Laham ter gelegenheid van de aankomst van pater Groen TMnr 60051378.jpg
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een maskerdans in Laham ter gelegenheid van de aankomst van pater Groen TMnr 60051453.jpg
File:The Hudoq Dancers.jpg
See also
*
Kancet Papatai
Kancet Papatai is a traditional Indonesian war dance about a war hero (or ''Dayak Kenyah'') and his struggle against the enemy.
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Dayak people
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Indonesian Culture
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Ethnic groups in Indonesia
References
Further reading
* ''Festival Hudoq di Hulu Sungai Mahakam. Potensi Wisata yang Tidak Tergarap''.
KOMPAS, Saturday, December 8, 2001. Retrieved on August 28, 2007.
Mahakam Ulu Regency
Festivals in Indonesia
Masquerade ceremonies in Asia
Dances of Indonesia
Theatre in Indonesia
Traditional drama and theatre of Indonesia
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