Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Cry Song
General material designation
- sound recording
Parallel title
Salik̕ala
Other title information
Mourning Song, Crying Song for the Dead
Title statements of responsibility
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
Level of description
Item
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Original recording
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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January 6, 1947 (Creation)
- Place
- Cape Mudge (B.C.)
Physical description area
Physical description
One song̱: disk number SD234:034 - Track 1, side 1, 1x6.5 in., Wilcox-Gay 'Recordio,' laminated disk.
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Custodial history
Scope and content
Ida Halpern recorded Bily Assu performing this song at his home in Cape Mudge - Weḵa'yi. Wamiss Uncle died. Salmon River made the song for Chief Assu. Chief Assu notes the lyrics include "You people listen to the story from of his life." He noted, "Once my uncle called all the people from the North, South, everywhere. It takes sometimes 2 hours to sing this song."
Notes area
Physical condition
Some lack of clarity due to age of the disk.
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Original recorded on sound disc SD234:0033 - track 1 side 2, located in archives container number 002340-0387.
Availability of other formats
On May 25, 1966 Halpern migrated the original onto reel T4339:46. This reel is stored in location 700000 cool container Aav 2012-0418. A reference cassette was made: 000443-346. In June 2014 a digital master copy was made, it is held in archive location 000443-0303.
Restrictions on access
Consult archivist
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Consult archivist
Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
Alternative identifier(s)
Ida Halpern's original alphanumeric identifier
Disk Number
Standard number area
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Assu, Billy (Subject)