Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Very Old Potlatch Song
General material designation
- sound recording
Parallel title
P̓a̱̕yala
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- Source of title proper: Title based on Dr. Halpern's label notes
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January 7, 1947 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
One song̱: Track 1, Side 1, 1x6.5 in., Wilcox-Gay 'Recordio,' laminated disk.
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Scope and content
Ida Halpern recorded Bily Assu performing this song at his home in Cape Mudge - Weḵa'yi. Assu described the song as "a very old potlatch song." The song's message is "Don't look back go forward." Assu estimated the song was over 200 years and originally made for the Campbell River people (Wiweḵ̕am).
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Location of originals
Original recorded on sound disc SD0234:0001 - Track 2, Side 1 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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Ida Halpern's original alphanumeric index number
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Name access points
- Assu, Billy (Subject)