Hesi Ceremony. Two speeches: Tcémahō, meaning call, an exhortation to the people to prepare enough food. The second, séctū tewe, meaning Captain's word, telling visitors to eat and be welcome.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
San Francisco
Production place:
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Culture or time period:
Wintu and Wintun of Cortina Valley
Maker or artist:
Salvador
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
September 1909
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Audio cylinders
Function:
7.2 Sound Communication
Production date:
September 1909
Accession date:
1909
Keeling series number:
46
Department:
Audio recordings
Title:
Hesi Ceremony. Two speeches: A) tcémahō; B) séctū tewe (Title)
Comment:
Researchers Please note: Barrets notes on this recording are contained in a 5 page transcript (see accession file #400). Comments in the 14 catalogue seem to have been drawn from this document, which contains more information than provided here. "Tcemaho means "call". This is an exhortation to the people to bring enough food for the dance" (note from 14-catalogue). Original