Audio recording

Museum number:

24-2538

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21240002538

Alternate number:

24-2538.NW#10.A

Description:

Woman's Love Song: helane hilawe helane aLadawawe

Collection place:

Humboldt County, California

Verbatim coll. place:

Humboldt County

Culture or time period:

Eel River and Wiyot

Maker or artist:

Molly Brainerd

Collector:

Alfred L. Kroeber

Collection date:

August 1923

Culture depicted:

Karuk

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Audio reel tapes

Function:

7.2 Sound Communication

Keeling series number:

78

Department:

Audio recordings

Dimensions:

recording speed 130 recording speed and duration 143 seconds

Title:

Wiyot, Karok (Culture Groups on Tape)

Comment:

She is in no doubt whether to choose a tall, lean (aLwa) suitor or a delcate, pitiful (kimela'wigerih) one (note in 14-catalogue). The subject of recording was originally entered as "Woman's Love Song", but was changed to reflect data in the Keeling Binder.

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