Arnold Ap

Arnold Ap

Arnold Ap (July 1 1945April 26 1984) was a West Papuan cultural leader, anthropologist and musician. Arnold was the leader of the group Mambesak, and Curator of the Cenderawasih University Museum. He also broadcast Papuan culture on his weekly radio show. [Rutherford, Danilyn. 2001. "Remembering Sam Kapissa," "Inside Indonesia," Jul-Sep 2001. http://www.insideindonesia.org/edit67/sam2.htm ]

His prominent study and performance of Papuan culture and music was seen by many as a challenge to the efforts of the Indonesian government against Papuan nationalism and identity. At the time of Ap's death, strong attempts were being made to unify Indonesian peoples under a more Javanese culture. [Rutherford, Danilyn. 2002. "Raiding the Land of the Foreigners: The Limits of the Nation on an Indonesian Frontier." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.]

In November 1983 he was arrested by the Indonesian military special forces Kopassus and imprisoned and tortured for suspected sympathies with the Free Papua Movement, although no charges were laid. In April 1984 he was killed by a gunshot to his back. Official accounts claim he was trying to escape. Many supporters believe Ap was executed by Kopassus. [Vickers, Adrian. 2005. "A History of Modern Indonesia." London: Cambridge University Press, p. 180; Rutherford, Danilyn. 2002. "Raiding the Land of the Foreigners: The Limits of the Nation on an Indonesian Frontier." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, pp. 212-3; cf. Rayfiel, Alex 2004. "Singing for life," "Inside Indonesia," Apr-Jun 2004. http://www.insideindonesia.org/edit78/p07-8_rayfield.html ] Another musician, Eddie Mofu, was also killed.

Music is still a potent source of cultural resistance in West Papua. Arnold Ap and Mambesak are still popular in West Papua, and their works are seen as symbols of Papuan identity. Since the 1990s, however, the Indonesian government has cautiously allowed safe expressions of indigenous cultural forms. According to Danilyn Rutherford, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago, access to limited cultural expressivity facilitates images of tolerance and "unity in diversity," the official national motto. [Rutherford, Danilyn. 2002. "Raiding the Land of the Foreigners: The Limits of the Nation on an Indonesian Frontier." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.]

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* [http://www.insideindonesia.org/edit78/p07-8_rayfield.html 'Singing for life']
* [http://www.drumdrum.com.au/arnoldap.htm Short article on the musician]


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