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Summary
DescriptionUjangong.ogg
Wax cylinder recording of a song of the "ujangong" mask dance of Papua New Guinea. Recorded by Rudolf Pöch (1870-1921), saved in the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv.
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Source
Music! 100 recordings-100 years of the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv
Author
Traditional song
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== Summary == {{Information |Description=Wax cylinder recording of a song of the "ujangong" mask dance of Papua New Guinea. Recorded by Rudolf Pöch (1870-1921), saved in the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv. |Source=Music! 100 recordings-100 years of the Berlin
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