Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Love Song, Little Seal
General material designation
- sound recording
Parallel title
Sala̱m
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Title notes
- Attributions and conjectures: Additional title information based on interviews with William Wasden, Cody Nelson and Ryan Nicolson.
- Source of title proper: Title based on Dr. Halpern's label notes
- Attributions and conjectures: Provenance: Cape Mudge (Wiweḵa̓yi) or Campbell River (Wiweḵ̓am).
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Edition area
Edition statement
Original recording
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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January 7, 1947 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
One song̱: Disk number SD234:0006 - Track 1, side 2, 1x6.5 in., Wilcox-Gay 'Recordio,' laminated disk.
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Archival description area
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Scope and content
Ida Halpern recorded Bily Assu performing this song at his home in Cape Mudge - Weḵa'yi. Chief Assu commented on the song: "Love Song 100 years ago. G̱uła̱las. Campbell River (Wiweḵ̕a̱m. The widow sings and asks the seal how soon will she be married and the seal immediately disappeared which means she will be married very quickly. If not the head would be still over water to be seen. Chief Assu called it "One of the 1st Cape Mudge songs."
Notes area
Physical condition
Some lack of clarity due to age of the disk.
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Location of originals
Original recorded on sound disc SD234:0006 - Track 2 side 1, located in archives container number 002340-0386
Availability of other formats
Copy migrated to reel T4339-046 on May 26, 1966. Placed in cool storage in 2012, location 700000, container AV 2012-0418. Digital archival copy created in 2014, stored in archival storage in box 000443-0303.
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Name access points
- Assu, Billy (Subject)
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Filename
SD234_0013_2.mp3
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Audio