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oai:paradisec.org.au:RB8-20221101_04

Metadata
Title:Shell money
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Russell Barlow (collector), Steven Gagau (compiler), Daniel Pakanatangala (speaker), 2022. Shell money. MPEG/X-WAV. RB8-20221101_04 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/KNC7-H044
Contributor (compiler):Russell Barlow
Steven Gagau
Contributor (speaker):Daniel Pakanatangala
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.10229; southlimit=-4.14132; westlimit=152.405; eastlimit=152.443
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):2022-11-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):2022-11-01
Description:Discussion of customs Shell money, known in Tok Pisin as ‘sel moni’, is called ‘tabu’ in Kuanua. [Additional note: The ‘tabu’ shell money has a standard denomination, measured as a fathom: a string of small marine shells threaded with strips of cane is stretched between the two arms at full length.] In past generations, the bride price for a woman to marry was 105 fathoms of shell money. Now, in modern times, the bride price has become more demanding and can reach 400, 500, or 600 fathoms. When someone dies, ‘tabu’ is used as part of a customary tradition in the feasting ceremony. The family of the deceased distributes shell money together with food, such as pork and bananas, to represent the life of the person who has died. His or her wealth of shell money is shared amongst the people who attend this ‘kutu tabu’ ceremony. It is customary for the clan of the deceased to demonstrate their capacity to share wealth, upholding the person’s standing in the community. (Steven Gagau, May 2024) (revised, Russell Barlow, May 2024). Language as given: Makada dialect of Kuanua
Format:Digitised: no Media: Text
Identifier:RB8-20221101_04
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RB8/20221101_04
Language:Kuanua
Language (ISO639):ksd
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Kuanua language
Subject (ISO639):ksd
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RB8/20221101_04/RB8-20221101_04-01.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RB8/20221101_04/RB8-20221101_04-01.wav
Type (DCMI):Sound
Type (OLAC):primary_text

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:RB8-20221101_04
DateStamp:  2024-05-19
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Search Info

Citation: Russell Barlow (compiler); Steven Gagau (compiler); Daniel Pakanatangala (speaker). 2022. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_ksd olac_language_documentation olac_primary_text olac_text_and_corpus_linguistics

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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