Ritual uses of bamboo flutes (mambu) in the territory of Papua New Guinea in Percy Cochrane collection
- Bib ID:
- 8150696
- Format:
- Audio
- Access Conditions:
- Access to be determined.
- Description:
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- 1953
- 1 audiotape reel (approximately 24 min.) : analog
- Series:
- Percy Cochrane collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording.
- Incomplete contents:
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- 1. A Tilotilo solo
- 2. The giant Nelligen flutes
- 3. The Nelligen flutes with voices, 8 Aibom flutes playing simultaneously, The sacred flutes of the Chimbu with sacred pidgin introduction and the next cut a [?Mulberry] flute used in a magical incantation
- 7. Amele flutes with voices, a Christmas song of rejoicing
- 8. The narrow flutes of the Chimbu
- 9. Invitation to the feast played by Bamboo flutes and [? Mass] garamuts
- 10. Small amount of [? float] music played while people are gathering for feast [not narrated by P.N. Cochrane]
- 11. [?Manam] feasting flutes and garamuts
- Notes:
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- Recorded 1953? in Papua New Guinea.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Summary not yet available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Cochrane, Percy, 1907-1980, recordist, narrator
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Percy Cochrane collection.
This collection contains 11 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1953
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