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DKH01-003_ambay
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Title ambay ‘Goura pigeon’ (Victoria crowned pigeon)
Description This string figure represents ambay ‘Victoria Crowned Pigeon’ (Goura victoria), also known as ‘goura pigeon’, or guria in Tok Pisin. Among the Awiakay, the goura pigeon is greatly appreciated for its meat and for its crest, which is used as decoration. It is a highly valued gift to a visitor from another place. Goura pigeon often occurs in Awiakay myths. Seen in an unusual place, especially on a forest path at night, it is believed to be a sanguma ‘assault sorcerer’, which takes shape of the bird.

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02: Darja Munbaŋgoapik showing the final design ‘goura pigeon’
03: ambay ‘goura pigeon’ final figure
04: Image of a young goura pigeon ‘Victoria Crowned Pigeon’ (Goura victoria)
Origination date 2018-08-28
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/DKH01/003_ambay
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Collector
Darja Hoenigman
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Countries
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Language as given Awiakay
Subject language(s)
Content language(s)
Tok Pisin - tpi
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Dialect Awiakay
Region / village Oceania
Originating university
Operator Tina Gregor
Data Categories
Data Types MovingImage
Discourse type
Roles Darja Munbaŋgoapik : performer
DOI 10.26278/8QZY-RR87
Cite as Darja Hoenigman (collector), Darja Munbaŋgoapik (performer), 2018. ambay ‘Goura pigeon’ (Victoria crowned pigeon). JPEG/MP4/MXF/TIFF. DKH01-003_ambay at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/8QZY-RR87
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DKH01-003_ambay-01.jpg image/jpeg 823 KB
DKH01-003_ambay-01.mp4 video/mp4 49.1 MB 00:00:40.405
DKH01-003_ambay-01.mxf application/mxf 576 MB
DKH01-003_ambay-01.tif image/tiff 68.7 MB
DKH01-003_ambay-02.jpg image/jpeg 655 KB
DKH01-003_ambay-02.tif image/tiff 68.7 MB
DKH01-003_ambay-03.jpg image/jpeg 78.4 KB
DKH01-003_ambay-03.tif image/tiff 1.75 MB
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Collection Information
Collection ID DKH01
Collection title Awiakay string figures
Description Recordings of Awiakay string figures
Countries
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Languages
Tok Pisin - tpi
Multiple languages - mul
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Access Information
Edit access Tina Gregor
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Data access conditions Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
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