Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Hamatsa Song
General material designation
- sound recording
Parallel title
Hoylika̱la Na̱ḵax̱a̱la, Healer Dancer Second Song
Other title information
Dzawada̱'enux̱w, Kingcome Inlet Tribe; Kingcome Inlet, gwa'yi
Title statements of responsibility
Title taken from Ida Halpern's written description on reel case, supplemented with commentary from Halpern's notes.
Title notes
- Attributions and conjectures: Additional title commentary added by William Wasden Jr., Ryan Nicolson, and Henry Nelson.
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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November 20, 1951 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
One song: second track on 7" audio reel (Scotch).
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Scope and content
This song was recorded in the home of Ida Halpern, 3707 West 37th, Vancouver, B.C.Halpern's Comments: "Voi Moi [part of chorus], QUIN QUAM (Kingcome Inlet). Belongs to the same Hamatsa. Old song, over 100 years. You stand up so that eerybody can see you. Beating: Sometimes the beat comes after the voices, sometimes before. Sometimes miss the beat. Three different beats. 1. Voice out, beat after; 2. Voice out, beat same time; 3. Beat first, voice after. Women dances have all even beats." Chorus: "voi moi woy hiya!" Original song owner: X̱usa̱mda̱'as Alex Nelson's grandfather. From QUINQUAM Dzawada̱'enux̱w - Kingcome Inlet Tribe.
Notes area
Physical condition
Recording is in good condition.
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Location of originals
Original recorded on reel T4339-10 in 1951, located in Cool Storage location room 003, cool container av2012-0416, Masters 112 / av2012-0474
Availability of other formats
Originally recorded on T4339-010. Copied to sound discs SD234: 58-59. Reference cassette copies were made and stored in container 000443-345. Digital duplication masters created in 2013 and stored on cd T4339-010 in location 000443-0302.
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Ida Halpern's alphanumeric index
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- Martin, Mungo (Subject)