Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Song sung at the great Urumpilla or fire ceremony of the Southern Arunta (Aranda) tribe

Primary Comments

Spencer 1901 collection, cylinder no.7. On lid is written: 'Song sung at the great Urumpilla or fire ceremony of the Southern Arunta tribe. Sung on the Stevenson River March 22 - 1901.' 1. Announcement: As on lid. 2. Unaccompanied male vocal group. C6/1175 (broken) is the master, C6/1124 (better quality) and C6/1125 are duplicates. Reasonable quality recording but with some distortion. Recordist: Spencer, Walter Baldwin and Gillen, Francis James. Recording equipment: Edison phonograph. Rec. circumstances: Field trip. Recording notes: black wax cylinder

Rights: British Library

Audio Recording Details

Restriction
Ceremonial
Date Made
22/03/1901
Creator
State
South Australia

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Institution

Institution
British Library
Registration
C61124