NWT693: Mende Story

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT693 (d on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 693, Kenema, January 21st, 1915. Mende Story. 2. Ref tone. 3. Solo male speech. Reasonable quality recording but with surface noise. This is a digital access version of an original wax cylinder recording held in the collection of the British Library. Supplied and used with permission from The British Library.

Further Information

  • Type: Wax Cylinder Recordings
  • Object: NWT693: Mende Story
  • Materials: No Data / Other
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 208 [Duration]
  • Production Date: 1915.01.21
  • Associated Places: Kenema
  • Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
  • Museum: British Library
  • Accession Number: BL:C51/3101

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