NWT654: Temne conversation

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT654 (d on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 654, Timne, July 1st 1914. 2. Male conversation. 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: NWT654: Temne conversation
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Temne
• Dimensions: 216 [Duration]
• Production Date: 1914.07.01
• Associated Places: Sendugu
• Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
• Museum: British Library
• Accession Number: BL:C51/3028

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