Collection details
Collection ID CR1
Title Central Asmat (Manowee, Jas, Yas) (Indonesia)
Description Materials deposited by Ruth H. Roesler and The Evangelical Alliance Museum created by Calvin Roesler. Their work was among the Asmat people in the swamps of the south coast. Linguistic work of devising a spelling system and translation of Scripture was carried out as was recording of anthropological data. It includes folktales, origins, customs, songs, daily life and linguistic analysis. Items 001 to 054 are audio recordings and all following items are notes, most of which are transcripts of audio.
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/CR1
Collector
Ruth Roesler
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Originating university University of Melbourne
Countries
Indonesia - ID
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Languages
Asmat, Casuarina Coast - asc
Asmat, Central - cns
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Region / village Irian Jaya
DOI 10.4225/72/56E824684C625
Cite as Ruth Roesler (collector), 1958. Central Asmat (Manowee, Jas, Yas) (Indonesia). Collection CR1 at catalog.paradisec.org.au [Open Access]. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/56E824684C625
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Items in Collection (136)

Item Title Actions
072 Burial Customs View
073 Tou Pokembmi View
074 Message to Ndamwin View
075 Sicknesses - Copral View
076 Vmi Jew - Copral-ji Atekem View
077 Message by Chukum View
078 Recorded Message by Chukum View
079 Jipay Pokmbwi View
080 Beginning of Asmat View
081 Payir View

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