NWT642: Female 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. NWT642 (d on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 642. Timne, Kamalu, May 19th 1914. 2. Ref tone. 3. Female vocal group with male leader, accompanied by percussion. Reasonable quality recording but with surface noise and weak signal. 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: NWT642: Female 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:C51/3005

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