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A ''Lali'' is an idiophonic Fijian drum of the wooden slit-gong type similar to the New Zealand Māori (Pahu ); commonly found throughout Polynesia. It was an important part of traditional Fijian culture, used as a form of communication to announce births, deaths and wars. A smaller form of the Lali drum (''Lali ni meke'') is used in music. Lali drums are now used to call the people of an area together, such as church services; the Lali is also used to entertain guests at many hotel resorts. The Lali drum is made out of wood and played with hands but, is most commonly played with sticks (''i uaua'') which are made out of softer wood so as not to damage the Lali. Historically, a larger and smaller stick were used together when playing the Lali.〔Ewins, R. 1982. Fijian Artefacts; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection.〕 Lali drums were traditionally made from resonant timbers such as ''Ta vola'' (''Terminalia catappa'') and ''Dilo'' (''Calophyllum inophyllum'')or in the case of sacred drums for spirit houses, ''Vesi'' (''Instia bujuga''). Portable war drums (''Lali ni Valou'') had two or three resonating chambers and sent complicated signals over the battlefield.〔Clunie, F. 2003 . Yalo-i-Viti: A Fiji Museum Catalogue, p.54〕 Frequently Lali occurred in pairs, one smaller than the other, and were played together, in counterpoint. This rarely occurs in contemporary usage. Sometimes special structures known as ''Bure ni Lali'' (lit. ''house for Lali'') are constructed to keep the rain from filling the Lali and wetting the drummers.〔Ewins, R. 1982. Fijian Artefacts; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection.〕 File:Pair of Lali drums.JPG|Lali drums at the Westin Hotel Resort and Spa, Denarau, Nadi. File:Lali drum.JPG|Lali outside a shop in Vatukarasa village, Coral Coast, Fiji. File:Lali drum in Suva Museum.JPG|Lali drum in Fiji Museum, Suva. Formerly used by Wesleyan Methodist Church in Suva. (Man playing Lali (historical photograph) ) (Man playing Lali-ni-Meke dance drum (historical photograph) ) ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lali (drum)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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