Details

Latitude

-6.973

Longitude

148.5795

Start Date

1966-01-01

End Date

1966-01-01

Tape 1 MambuRecorded by P.N. Cochrane at various locations from 1949-1967.CUT 1 Tilotilo flutes (courting) recorded at Riupile village, New Britain district 1953. CUT 2 Drone pipes recorded at Maprik, Nelligan and Melibus villages, Maprik subdistrict of October 1953, John Neve, anthropologist is adviser on two forms of male and female pipes. CUT 3 Same as above with human voices recorded from outside haus Tambran - part of initiation ceremony. CUT 4 AIBOM: flutes which accompany Sepik spirit mythology here up to 8 flutes playing at one time never less than two. Flutes are male & female with qualifying names and are forbidden to women; each tune is identifiable as a distinct ancestry story. CUT 5 CHIMBU: sacred flutes recorded near Aiyura circa 1955 on 'Aihara' flutes. Each pair male & female together and are allocated a specific tune. Tunes are named after birds. Played at Harvest Festival, initiation rites, Funerary rites. CUT 6 Play about flutes. Recorded at Fatima Agricultural College and played by young men in imitation of tradition singing. CUT 7 Incantation for exorcism of ancestor spirit from a tree recorded at Finschafen subdistrict Morebes district 1961. Modern form of active practice of Amimism. CUT 8 Amele Drone pipes used in songs of rejoicing. Used with traditional airs BUT mission inspired words. CUT 9 Okapa - Drive away the spirits of the night. Forei subdistrict Eastern Highlands District home of Kuru (laughing death). Exorcism of the evil spirits of the night causing mystery disease Kuru. CUT 10 Small hole flutes from Manam Island Bogia subdistrict Madang district. "Singing bilong night" recorded on first night of return to Manam after 11 months absence due to island volcano erupting. CUT 11 Large Pan pipes. Siwai Bougainville district. Four linked tubes. Fertility Rites. CUT 12 Small hole flutes. Bogia subdistrict Madang. Song of rejoicing. CUT 13 Manam Island Madang district as for item 10. CUT 14 Small Pan pipes from Kainantu Eastern Highlands District with incantation. Used for Fertility Rites. CUT 15 Bamboo Jews harps. Eastern Highlands District. Solely play about instrument, no ritual significance. CUT 16 Repeat of Item 5NB: Additional information relating to all items on Tape 3A Additional Tapes of recorded music by P.N. Cochrane held at the National Film & Sound Archive, Canberra. Further information on music on Oral History Tape. P.N. Cochrane discusses his work with Hazel De Berg. Updated Collection URL: http://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/665 Updated Item URL: http://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/3255 (Steven Gagau, March 2018)

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