Shaman's Money Song

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TITLE INFORMATION
TitleShaman's Money Song
IDENTIFIERS
Legacy IdentifierAPSdigrec_1161
Recording Number10
Program Number15
ASSOCIATED NAMES
collectorDe Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
collectorMcClellan, Catharine
performerJoe, Bill
performerJoe, Maggie
performerSanford, Ralph
performerSanford, Kate
performerSinyone, Jim
performerCharley, Frank
performerJohn, Lucy
performerAlbert, Lucy
performerFrank, Harry
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
Abstract"The song was composed by a wudjicyu gyEnin, shaman, who knew how to make money come down from above. He sold it to his gya'znE' (apposite), the nAltsina chief of Gulkana for lots of cloth, a muzzle-loader, and dentalia. Then the original composed could no longer sing it.... 'Dance too much...Stand up and singing' are spoken in Tanacross language after the song." Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.
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LanguageAhtena language (aht)
LanguageTanacross language (tcb)
LanguageEnglish language (eng)
Language (aht)
Language (tcb)
Subject (lcsh) Indians of North America--Alaska--Music
Subject (lcsh) Ahtena Indians--Music
Subject (lcsh) Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs
Subject (lcsh) Tanacross language
Subject (lcsh) Ahtena language
Subject (lcsh) Shamanism--Alaska
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
TypeSound
OLAC Discourse Typesinging
OLAC Linguistic Typeprimary_text
FormatSound tape reel
Formatelectronic resource
Extent00:02:11
Digital Originreformatted digital
Reformatting Qualityreplacement
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Date Issued1954-08-22
Date Modified2008-09-22
PlaceChistochina (Alaska)
PARENT COLLECTION
TitleDe Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954.
Call NumberMss.Rec.30
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