OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:MG1-021

Metadata
Title:Discussion of lagatoi and hehona
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions), Note from Language as given: [presume Motu as in preceding and following items] updated at Motu as the spoken language recognised. (Steven Gagau, June 2026)
Bibliographic Citation:Murray Groves (collector), Simon Golson (depositor), 1957. Discussion of lagatoi and hehona. MPEG/WAV. MG1-021 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/56F7FF649BDA5
Contributor (compiler):Murray Groves
Contributor (depositor):Simon Golson
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-9.18886; southlimit=-9.54283; westlimit=146.827; eastlimit=147.133
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1957-11-18
Date Created (W3CDTF):1957-11-18
Description:Recording of discussion at Manumanu, Motu Papuan coast, Central Province on 18 November 1957 about the lagatoi and hehona. The lagatoi (lakatoi) is a large ceremonial sailing canoe used in the annual Hiri trading voyages of clay pots and sago between the Motu and Gulf peoples in the Central and Gulf provinces. Hehona is a Motuan chant song about the lagatoi (lakatoi) during these Hiri trade expeditions. The contents are of cultural significance and details of the Motuan speakers with the interactive discussions are to be determined. (Steven Gagau, June 2026). Language as given: Motu
Format:Digitised: yes Media: r2r Audio Notes: Side A & B: single track mono original recording at 1.78ips. Digitised at 3/78 then converted from 24/96kHz to 24/48. Audio is poor to ok, loud hum and some bumping of mic at the start.
Identifier:MG1-021
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/021
Language:Motu
Language (ISO639):meu
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Motu language
Subject (ISO639):meu
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/021/MG1-021-A.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/021/MG1-021-A.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/021/MG1-021-B.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/021/MG1-021-B.wav
Type (DCMI):Sound
Type (OLAC):primary_text

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:MG1-021
DateStamp:  2026-06-17
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Search Info

Citation: Murray Groves (compiler); Simon Golson (depositor). 1957. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_meu olac_language_documentation olac_primary_text olac_text_and_corpus_linguistics

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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