Item number: 24-132.21

Contributors: Oscar McDaniel (consultant), Peter Abraham (researcher)

Language: Patwin

Location:  Stonyford

Description: The Bullhead Dance is a local name for the Bighead Dance among the Nomlaki, Wintun, and Patwin. The most specific reference is in Merriam (1955:26-28), but other important sources would include Meighan and Riddell (1972), LaPena (1978:332-33), Goldschmidt (1978:346), Johnson (1978:353), Kroeber (1925:1932a), and Barrett (1919a). Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 10, side A.

Collection: The Peter Abraham collection of Pomo and Patwin sound recordings

Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology