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Scope and Contents:: The bulk of these recordings (items 119-230) are Canela songs and dances recorded between September 1978 and October 1979. Most of the remaining sound (items 31-118) are recordings of Raimundo Roberto, a Canela elder who describes village life between January 1970 and December 1973. Also included are recordings of dance and song from various Canela festivals and ritual ceremonies including the Fish Festival (1964, items 3-8); Khêêtuwayê Festival in the village of Sardinha (1959, items 17-19 and 1966, item 10); Pepgahäk Festival in Barro do Corda (1970, items 11-15); and Pepgahäk ritual ceremonies (1959, items 23-26). There are several other Canela recordings of songs, dances and unnamed festivals. Most of the sound recordings are of the Ramkokamekra-Canela (which are designated "R-Canela" in their titles); one sound recording (item 9) is of the Apanyekra-Canela ("A-Canela").

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Topic:: Language and languages -- Documentation Search this; Indians of South America -- Brazil Search this

Collection Citation:: William Henry Crocker Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:: Digitzation and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.