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Vinimulya-hapacha Song, 1st Song Telling of Darkness

  • Item identifier: 24-1327
  • Date: Mar 1908
  • Contributors: Kutene (consultant); Alfred L. Kroeber (researcher)
  • Language: Mojave (mov)
  • Description: Keeling catalog note: "The Vinimulya and Vinimulya-hapacha cycles are stories of war. They are often coupled with Tumanpa and Nyohaiva as a group of series that are sung at celebrations. For further notes of thematic content and performance of the songs see Kroeber (1925:759-760). This subseries [24-1325 through 24-1336] includes selected examples from the cycle." Distributed on California Indian Music Project, Southeast region, tape 14, side B. Original cylinder 14-949. 150 speed.
  • Availability: Online access to Item number 24-1327 by request.
  • Collection: The Alfred L. Kroeber collection of American Indian sound recordings
  • Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
  • Suggested citation: Vinimulya-hapacha Song, 1st Song Telling of Darkness, 24-1327, in "The Alfred L. Kroeber collection of American Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/12450.

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