Item details
Item ID
RL1-013
Title Singing, stringband songs and drums.
Description The Stringband songs in various languages of Motu (meu), Kilivila (kij). The singing by women and choirs are in Motu (meu), Mailu (mgu) and some in Samoan from South Seas missionary influences.
(Steven Gagau, May 2018)
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RL1/013
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Collector
Ralph Lawton
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Language as given Kiriwina
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Dialect
Region / village Kiriwina
Originating university Australian National University
Operator Jodie Kell
Data Categories historical text
instrumental music
primary text
song
Data Types Sound
Discourse type singing
Roles Grace Hull : translator
DOI 10.4225/72/5afda71d9aa7f
Cite as Ralph Lawton (collector), Grace Hull (translator). Singing, stringband songs and drums.. MPEG/VND.WAV. RL1-013 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5afda71d9aa7f
Content Files (2)
Filename Type File size Duration File access
RL1-013-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 52.2 MB 00:57:10.30
RL1-013-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 1.84 GB 00:57:10.10
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Collection Information
Collection ID RL1
Collection title Kilivila (Kiriwina – Papua New Guinea)
Description Two sets of recordings

I: Items 001 to 007 are recordings made by the Kiriwina pastor Antonio Lubisa Bunaimata of his life story. Some tapes are barely audible

II: Items 008 to 014 contain a mix of singing, chanting, drumming, and traditional stories

Ralph Lawton was a Methodist missionary from South Australia who lived on the island of Kiriwina, the biggest of the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea, between 1961-1973. During that time, he made a series of audio recordings of the oral traditions, music and languages of the island. Ralph went on to receive a doctorate in linguistics from the Australian National University in 2013. These recordings cover a range of musical styles and they are a beautiful sonic record of the culture of the Trobriand Islands.
(Steven Gagau, 2019)
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