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oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-081

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Title:Tolai "Tubuan" Songs (Tapialai) at Matamatam, Vunamurmur, Kokopo
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Michael Webb (collector), Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous (participant, performer), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Michael Webb (recorder), 1993. Tolai "Tubuan" Songs (Tapialai) at Matamatam, Vunamurmur, Kokopo. MPEG/X-WAV. MW6-081 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/FR1N-8Y12
Contributor (compiler):Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (participant):Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous
Contributor (performer):Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous
Contributor (recorder):Michael Webb
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.28945; southlimit=-4.36853; westlimit=152.206; eastlimit=152.283
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1993-08-28
Date Created (W3CDTF):1993-08-28
Description:Tape#1: Traditional Tolai Ceremony "Matamatam" of Tubuan Society Song and Dance The "Tapialai" tubuan songs are inspired from traditional belief system where the songs composed with the the design of costumes reflect the spirit of the tubuan dance performers in traditional dancing at the festivals or "balaguan". The "matamatam" ceremony honours all the deceased of the clan. The tubuans are masked figures raised to dance at these ceremony and accompanied with the "dukduk". Both masked figures are central spirit figures of the secret male society of tubuans (female) and and dukduks (male). The traditional musical instruments used for sounds and rhythms for singing and dancing of the tubuan performers are in the beating of drums and gongs namely and "garamut" , "kundu which are slit log drum or hollow wood drum, "pakupak", a bamboo-slit gong and "tidir", a flat bamboo piece gong. The garamut mainly in welcome and ending the ceremony with the other instruments for the sone and dance although garamut can be occasionally during to add extra drums beating and background to the singing and rhythms. These ceremonies associated with the "tubuan" involves exchanges of Tolai shell money or "tabu" which has been a ritual and of symbolic significance in these ceremonies of Tolai culture linking the present and past generations. (Steven Gagau, March 2019). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: yes Media: Maxell XL11 60 cassette tape Audio Notes: Tape Machine: Tascam 122MK3 Soundcard: RME HDSPe AIO A/D Converter: RME AD1-2 Pro FS File: 24bit, 96kHz, stereo Length: Side A 00:30:47 Side B BLANK Listening Quality: Good quality field recording. Side B is blank.
Identifier:MW6-081
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/081
Language:Kuanua
Language (ISO639):ksd
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:English language
Kuanua language
Subject (ISO639):eng
ksd
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/081/MW6-081-A.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/081/MW6-081-A.wav
Type (DCMI):Sound
Type (OLAC):primary_text

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Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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DateStamp:  2022-12-09
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Citation: Michael Webb (compiler); Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous (participant); Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous (performer); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Michael Webb (recorder). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
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Country: United KingdomPapua New Guinea
Area: EuropePacific


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