NWT644: Vocal group

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT644 (444m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 644, Timne, Kamalu, May 19th 1914. 2. Ref tone. 3. Unaccompanied vocal group with leader. Reasonable quality recording. C51/2689 is the master, C51/3009 is a duplicate. 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: NWT644: Vocal group
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Temne
• Dimensions: 215 [Duration]
• Production Date: 1914.05.19
• Associated Places: Kamalu
• Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
• Museum: British Library
• Accession Number: BL:C51/2689

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