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Item ID
WM2-001k
Title A Bit Na Ta - Gitgitvudu Rabuana_Women Dance_Women Babat_Pearson Vetuna
Description In the Matamatam cycle, after he clan graves and erected clan monument dedicated and 'Vapuak' completed, the 'Paluka' ceremony
continues involving both men and women dancing with the aim to celebrate the erection of the cement monuments with food. The food prepared and consumed is specifically cooked taro and cooked fish that is sweetened by a cooked coconut oil concentrate called a 'Ku'only eaten on special occasions.

The GitGit Vudu ceremony then continues where bamboo beds constructed in a conical or pyramid structure where whole bunches of bananas are placed. This 'Matamatam' aspect involves dancing and sharing pork and a special type of banana called 'tukuru' - a short fat banana with a grey colouring. It is a cooking banana with a dry texture. Its skin turns bright orange when it is ripe. It is not normally eaten raw. The Kuanua word for banana is 'vudu'

The male and female dances performed during a GitGit Vudu is called 'Ura Bitina' or Two 'ura' sources 'bitina' because they carry the clan’s genealogical information.

Sources: Gideon Kakabin "A Kinavai" article at PNGAA Library.
https://www.pngaa.net/Library/Kinavai.htm

(David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2025)
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David Bridie
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Region / village Rabuana, Gazele Peninsula, East New Britain Province
Originating university University of Sydney
Operator Jodie Kell
Data Categories song
Data Types Sound
Discourse type singing
Roles Steven Gagau : consultant
Pearson Vetuna : participant
DOI 10.26278/jpvy-8n39
Cite as David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (consultant), Pearson Vetuna (participant). A Bit Na Ta - Gitgitvudu Rabuana_Women Dance_Women Babat_Pearson Vetuna. JPEG/TIFF. WM2-001k at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/jpvy-8n39
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Collection Information
Collection ID WM2
Collection title Wantok Musik Foundation (WMF) - Music Label Recordings of Oceania Region.
Description The Wantok Musik Foundation is an Australian-based not-for-profit Music Label that records, releases and promotes culturally infused music from Indigenous Australia, Melanesia and Oceania. The brand “Wantok Musik” is a Melanesian term that reflects talking with a common language “one talk” although in the diverse cultures of the region that may have different sounds, different beats, different instruments, the music we all share is common and singing about the same things such as our history, our lore, our education, our hurts, our joys, our injustices, our struggles, our lives, our communities and our stories. This Collection preserves rich musical talents and artists of the Oceania region where the Wantok Musik Label through album recordings and collaborative projects has fostered cross-cultural initiatives and exchange. Through music and language within the diverse cultures of the region, we hear, share and learn about entertainers, performers and artistic and creative expressions where over the years, the Wantok Musik label has recorded, released and promoted of music from First Nation Australia, Melanesia and Oceania. Wantok Musik promotes local and international profile of First Nation and world music groups based in the region by supporting and providing greater economic opportunity for artists, long-term career sustainability at the same time by managing the various activities addresses social issues with creative and culturally focused approaches.
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