NWT719: Mende Song

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT719 (?m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 719, [indecipherable], February 24th 1915. Mende. Good quality recording. C51/3152 (better quality) is the master, C51/3153 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: NWT719: Mende Song
  • Materials: No Data / Other
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 211 [Duration]
  • Production Date: 1915.02.24
  • Associated Places: No Data
  • Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
  • Museum: British Library
  • Accession Number: BL:C51/3152

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