NWT732: 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. NWT732 (?m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Mende story, Ma ... er ... Record number 732, March 23rd 1915. 2. Ref tone. 3. Solo male speech. 4. Solo childs speech. Reasonable quality recording but cylinder cracked at start. C51/3178 (better quality) is the master, C51/3179, C51/3180 and C51/3181 are duplicates. 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: NWT732: Mende Story
  • Materials: No Data / Other
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 157 [Duration]
  • Production Date: 1915.03.23
  • Associated Places: No Data
  • Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
  • Museum: British Library
  • Accession Number: BL:C51/3178

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