Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Unkuporilla corroboree

Physical Description

Wax Cylinder

Primary Comments

Spencer 1901 collection, cylinder no.9. On box is written: 'Unkupirlella Corroboree, Southern Arunta, sung on Stevenson River, March 22 1901.' 1. Announcement: "The [indecipherable] Corroboree, sung on the Stevenson, March the 22nd 1901. This corroboree descended to the man who now owns it, from his, er, from a woman of the Alcheringa [Altyerrenge] that is, the pre-historic times of the Aborigines. That woman was his paternal Aunt ... now owns the Corroboree." 2. Unaccompanied male vocal solo. C6/1178 (better quality) is the master, C6/1128, C6/1129 and C6/1130 are duplicates. Good quality recording. Recordist: Spencer, Walter Baldwin and Gillen, Francis James Recording equipment: Edison phonograph Rec. circumstances: Field trip Recording notes: Edison Concert Cylinder

Rights: British Library

Audio Recording Details

Date Made
22/03/1901
Creator
Date Collected
22/03/1901
Region
Central Australia
State
South Australia

Subjects

Language Groups
Places

Institution

Institution
British Library
Registration
C61178

Classification

Ceremony Type
Corroboree
Primary Subject
Song
Secondary Subject
Corroboree