Object Details
- Collection Creator
- De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
- McClellan, Catharine
- Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
- Guédon, Marie Françoise
- Emmons, George Thornton
- See more items in
- Frederica de Laguna papers
- Frederica de Laguna papers / Series 12: Sound Recordings
- Date
- Oct. 5, 1969
- Container
- Reel 101
- Archival Repository
- National Anthropological Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Frederica de Laguna papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Collection Rights
- Contact repository for terms of use.
- Scope and Contents
- Copy of original recording 'Tetlin VII" (side 2) made by Marie-Françoise Guédon, of the big Tetlin potlatch October 2-6, 1969. End of Side 2 October 5, 1969 and song about Qon September 1, 1969 32 --crow eating gula gula laughter as sing 33. --dance song -- more drum & laughter than music 34. dance song rapid drum beat 35. chant --- down-the-line (song for drink? Hee hee! clapping & calling 35a. wi 'aw! Relative quiet 36. Dance down-the-line yeh! 37. Dance song (down-the-line?) child cries or calls --"Junior!" clapping 38. "Christ Day" (again!) by Steven Northway 39. Dance song (drum --but singing not clear) --"shut up!" 40. no drum at first --Tlingit song? Incompletely rendered "No school tomorrow!" cheers! 41. Down-the-line dance song yee hee heyu [?]! 42. down-the-line ? "ya alé ye heyà e heye "No school tomorrow!" laughter & clapping 42.Tsimshian walking song 44. Northway or Tetlin song (good song) laughter (maybe Roy David entering in funny costume) 45. song laughter 46. song // tape ends in middle Alfred & Lucy Adams, Tetlin --Sept. 1., 1969 --The song composed by a woman who was stolen by qon together with her daughter & baby boy. The qon threw the baby in the fire. This is believed to have happened recently. The woman was Alfred Adam's mother's cousin. Explanation after the story.
- Collection Restrictions
- Some of the original field notes are restricted due to Frederica de Laguna's request to protect the privacy of those accused of witchcraft. The originals are restricted until 2030. Photocopies may be made with the names of the accused redacted.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511979604-1503511979848-0
