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Tatahuila Dance, second figure (recorded in actual context) (1907 September)

Item number: 24-1036
Contributor: Thomas Talbot Waterman (researcher)
Language: Diegueño
Duration: 1 minute, 4 seconds
Description: Museum (14- Catalogue) note: "Words by Antonio." Keeling catalog note: "The Tatahuila Dance (Luiseño: morahesh) is described in Waterman (1910:308, 310, and 315). The dance occurs as part of the Feather ceremony and the Eagle Ceremony, both of which are involved with ceremonial mourning." Keeling catalog lists "a group of unidentified Diegueño singers" as performers. Distributed on California Indian Music Project, South region, tape 2, side A. Original cylinder 14-688a. 180 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology