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oai:paradisec.org.au:SG1-010

Metadata
Title:Death Ceremony and Customary Feast
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Steven Gagau (collector), Paul Tevlone (compiler, consultant, translator), Martin Tevlone (speaker), Paul Anis (interviewer), Pius Tevlone (speaker), 1973. Death Ceremony and Customary Feast. MPEG/VND.WAV. SG1-010 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/kwcj-vt08
Contributor (compiler):Steven Gagau
Paul Tevlone
Contributor (consultant):Paul Tevlone
Contributor (interviewer):Paul Anis
Contributor (speaker):Martin Tevlone
Pius Tevlone
Contributor (translator):Paul Tevlone
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.80651; southlimit=-5.38616; westlimit=151.86; eastlimit=152.437
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1973-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):1973-01-01
Description:Note: Rearrange SG1-010 for 01 & 02 and transfer 03 & 04 to SG1-024 Speeches and interviews - Pius Tevlone, Martin Tevlone and Paul Anis. In collaboration with Cultural Consultant, Paul Tevlone, below are details of files. SG1–010–01: This audio file recording of Kaimun clan & Tling clan traditional leader’s speeches, was recorded during a traditional customary feast called a “Nik” to compensate and reward people within and outside of the two clans involved in the burial ceremony of a respected clan traditional leader. It also included the celebration of the passing of the traditional leadership baton to the next leader. The compensation and rewarding of people include acknowledgement of relationships and friendships formed with the leader during his life time with other leaders and clan members both within and outside of the leader’s own clan. The feast or ceremony, the Nik, facilitates for a form of traditional customary compensation called “Tatar”, meaning to reward and compensate someone for a very valuable deed they have done or sacrificed and put their own life at risk to do for someone or merely demonstrating the level of regard and respect for someone of higher status than them. SG1–010-02: This audio file is a continuation of the traditional customary feast called the “Nik” as in SG1–010–01 above. SG1–010–03: The audio recording is of an interview between Martin Tevlone (Kaimun clan leader) & Paul Anis (Tling clan leader & elder of Kilalum village) on the Kaimun clan immigration settlement story and history to Kilalum village, and the story and history of the Palie family of the Simre clan. The story and history is very important and significant as it involves the traditional matrilineal society inheritance process of identifying traditional customary landownership rights in the Sulka tribe. SG1–010-04: The audio recording contain in this file is continuing recording of the interview in file SG1– 010 – 03 above and include the recording of speeches delivered during the traditional customary allocation of Kaimun clan block of land to build a building for the Kilalum village Youth Group. The occasion and ceremony was officiated by Paul Anis, Kilalum village elder, Pius K Tevlone, Kaimun clan leader and East Pomio LLG President, Issac. The ceremony was attended by people from the Ivai and Kilalum/Guma wards, and was held in Kilalum village. (Paul Tevlone, July 2021). Language as given: Sulka
Format:Digitised: yes Media: mp3 audio Audio Notes: Copied from CDRW in mp3 format and converted to 24bit 96kHz .wav files.
Identifier:SG1-010
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010
Language:Sulka
Language (ISO639):sua
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):tpi
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-01.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-01.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-02.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-02.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-03.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-03.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-04.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG1/010/SG1-010-04.wav
Type (DCMI):Sound
Type (OLAC):primary_text

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Description:  http://www.language-archives.org/archive/paradisec.org.au
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
GetRecord:  Pre-generated XML file

OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:SG1-010
DateStamp:  2025-08-23
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: Steven Gagau (compiler); Paul Tevlone (compiler); Paul Tevlone (consultant); Paul Tevlone (translator); Martin Tevlone (speaker); Paul Anis (interviewer); Pius Tevlone (speaker). 1973. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_sua iso639_tpi olac_language_documentation olac_primary_text olac_text_and_corpus_linguistics

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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