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Item details
Item ID
MG1-005
Title The Lament - Manumanu, etc
Description Side One: 1. Hosannah prophet song. 2. Prophet song-Moala Bada. 3.Prophet song-duet- Akia Vaji, Noah and wife - Ladao Rabu. 3. Prophet song-trio Akia Vaji, Ladao Rabu, More Savai 4. Farewell Samoa. 5. The Lament
Side Two: Manumanu, Long interlude with nothing, ? song, then very nondescript song. Very long[?] prophet songs on this side.
Origination date 1959-12-31
Origination date free form 1954-1959
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/005
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Collector
Murray Groves
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Language as given Motu
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Region / village Manumanu village

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Originating university Australian National University
Operator Nick Fowler-Gilmore
Data Categories primary text
Data Types Sound
Discourse type
Roles Simon Golson : depositor
DOI 10.4225/72/56F7FF0B78C11
Cite as Murray Groves (collector), Simon Golson (depositor), 1959. The Lament - Manumanu, etc. JPEG/MPEG/TIFF/WAV. MG1-005 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/56F7FF0B78C11
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MG1-005-A.wav audio/wav 744 MB 00:22:33.920
MG1-005-B.jpg image/jpeg 230 KB
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Collection Information
Collection ID MG1
Collection title Audio Recordings 1957-1973
Description Reel to Reel Magnetic tapes mainly concerning the Motu people of Papua. There are also recordings from Samoa and Tonga.
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