Item AAAC3219-048 - Blanket Dance

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Blanket Dance

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  • sound recording

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Tła̕sa̱la - Peace Dance. Also called Dłu̕wa̱lax̱a, or "Returned from Heaven Ceremonies."

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  • 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

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AAAC3219-048

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Original recording

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  • January 5, 1947 (Creation)
    Place
    Cape Mudge (B.C.)

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Physical description

One song̱: Disk number SD234:0012 - Track 1, side 1, 1x6.5 in., Wilcox-Gay 'Recordio,' laminated disk.

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(July 17, 1910 - February 7, 1987)

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Ida Halpern recorded Billy Assu performing this song at his home in Cape Mudge - Weḵa'yi. From Chief Assu's commentary: "This was a song for Uncle Wamiss. It was made way up north." Tła̕sa̱la - Peace Dance. Also called Dłu̕wa̱lax̱a, or "Returned from Heaven Ceremonies." The Kwakwa̱ka̱̕wakw have two sacred ceremonies: the T̕seka or "Winter Ceremonies," and the Tła̕sala or "Peace Dances."

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Some lack of clarity due to age of the disk.

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Location of originals

Original recorded on sound disc SD234:0024 - Track 1 side 2, located in archives container number 002340-0386.

Availability of other formats

Copy migrated to reel T4339-047 on May 27, 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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SD234:024

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