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Start Over Object class Membranophones (drums and other instruments that produce sound via vibrating membranes) Culture or time period American cultures Accession number Acc.1488
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-104.NE#5.A.6, described as Song (with membrane-drum; title spoken in Northern Paiute)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-104.NE#5.A.8, described as Song (without drum; title spoken in Northern Paiute)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-104.NE#5.A.9, described as Song (with membrane drum; no title given)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Open reel audiotape, accession number 24-104, described as Northern Paiute songs by Gertrude Rodriguez and Gertrude Lovarez recorded by unidentified collector. Date not specified. Major sources on these Northern Paiute recordings include Angulo and Freeland (1929), Angulo and Harcourt (1931), Kelly (1932), Kroeber (1925:581-4), Loud (1929), Pietroforte (1965), Riddell (1960), Steward (1933), Stewart (1941), and Voegelin (1955-56). Two important manuscript sources are (1) Barrett's field notes for 24-1500 through 24-1545 (see Acc.400) and (2) Vennum (1984), a draft for a chapter on music among Great Basin Indians to be published in the Smithsonian Institutions's Handbook of North American Indians series. Voice cued tape (7.5 ips, half-track original) contains the following: Gambling Song (accompanied by pounding stick a) 36"; b) 55"; c) 38"; d) 39"; e) 34". f) song (with membrane-drum, title spoken in Northern Paiute) 40"; g) round dance song (accompaniment as previous) 45"; h) song w/o drum, title in Northern Paiute 50"; i) song with membrane-drum 42"; j) song in European folk style 54". Note: all but the last song are performed as duets in unison with mature voice leading and youthful one following more softly. Last item is a vocal solo by the girl. (from p. 560 Ethnographic Sound Recordings at Lowie Museum of Anthropology) Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Open reel audiotape, accession number 24-114, described as Tape. Plains Indian songs, announcement, round dance song with drum, 4 war dance songs with drum, 2 slow war dance songs with drum, fast war dance with drum, “two step” buffalo dance, snake dance, 2 round dance songs, unidentified, slow war dance songs, slow war dance, unidentified, round dance. Performed by Harvey Beartrap, Cheyenne. Harvey Pesho, Mescalero Apache. A group of Kiowas. Note: Remainder of Frank Quinn tapes are at UC Davis.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Open reel audiotape, accession number 24-125, described as Tape. Jivaro / Jibaro music; Calls; Rapid male and female conversion; Greeting a stranger Bamboo trombone with variable pitch; Whistling and pulsating singing with shaker and macaw (?) imitation; Snare drum; Part-singing and woman; Man’s solo; Part-song, 2 or more men and women; Song with periodic drumming of hand sticks; part-song, men and women with animal imitations; female solo song; 2 flutes or whistles
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Open reel audiotape, accession number 24-127, described as Tape. Jibaro music: general merry-making, drum, whistles, men and women singing; Loud and rapid speech with whistle; Women singers and drum, dance (?), music; 2 songs with Jew’s harp; songs with flute and whistle; Male singer solo; Women’s part-song; fiddle-like instrument solo; ditto.

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