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MS 2008-14 Wax cylinder recordings of Native American songs and dances, ca. 1910

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910
Collection ID:
NAA.MS2008-14
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Multiple languages
.
Physical Description:
13 Sound recordings
wax cylinders
approximately 4 x 2 inches
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of thirteen (13) original recordings of American Indian songs and dances, recorded on two-minute Edison Blanks wax cylinders. Eight of the cylinders are in pristine condition. Two are cracked and cannot be played. Contents are marked on individual cylinders in pencil or black ink: 1) The last Owl Dance; 2) Two flute songs; 3) Sioux flute 2 loves; 4) Sioux love song; 5) Kiowa love songs; 6) Sirecha Dance; 7) Flute love lullaby; 8) Flute on the bridge; 9) War dance; 10) Buffalo dance; 11) Song before fight; 12) Indian flute. a love song, played by Turkey Leggs. (Cheyene); 13) Owl Dance song.

Administration

Custodial History
Donated by Steve Elliot. From the estate of Robert N. Wilkinson, a Boulder, Colorado radio station owner and collector of old radios and phonographs. There is no provenance documentation. Wilkinson told the donor that he bought an Edison cylinder player in Arizona and the store owner included the cylinders in the purchase.

Digital Content

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

(Sound Recording)

Wax cylinder recordings of American Indian songs and dances, ca. 1910

Using the Collection

Citation
MS 2008-14, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2008-14

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Songs and music Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cylinders (sound recordings) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Field recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kiowa Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sioux Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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