NWT731: Male speech in Mende

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT731 (m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 731. 730. 2. Ref tone. 3. Solo male speech, probably in the Mende language. Good quality recording. C51/3176 (better quality) is the master, C51/3177 and C51/768 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: NWT731: Male speech in Mende
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 207 [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:C51/3176

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