@article{Pugh-Kitingan_2020, title={Revisiting the Dusunic Boat Lutes of Sabah: Disappearing Musical Traditions}, volume={9}, url={https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/MJM/article/view/3879}, DOI={10.37134/mjm.vol9.9.2020}, abstractNote={<p style="text-align: justify;">The Kadazan Dusun <em>sundatang</em> from Tambunan, the Rungus <em>sundatang</em>, and the Lotud <em>gagayan</em> are three kinds of boat lutes from Sabah.  Each is carved from a single log of jackfruit wood, but vary structurally.  Resembling somewhat Philippine boat lutes, they differ from the <em>sape</em>-types of Sarawak and Kalimantan. They are played solo in non-ritual contexts.  The <em>gagayan, </em>however, was played in pairs (<em>batangkung</em>) and the Tambunan <em>sundatang</em> was sometimes accompanied by a hand-held gong when accompanying the slow, sedate <em>magarang sundatang </em>dance.  Today, there are very few musicians playing the unique Tambunan <em>sundatang</em>, while the Lotud <em>gagayan </em>has recently declined with the demise of older performers.  The Rungus <em>sundatang</em> is still extant and continues to be performed in many longhouses.  This paper discusses these three types of Dusunic boat lutes, their structures, performance practices and music, and suggests a possible origin for these kinds of instruments found in northern Borneo.</p>}, journal={Malaysian Journal of Music}, author={Pugh-Kitingan, Jacqueline}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={115–137} }