Description
An excerpt from a recording of Ishi describing gambling.
Details
Title
Excerpt From Cylinder 14-1694: Gambling Song Original
Published
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, January 1912
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Selections from the Library
Type
Audio
Archive
The Library
Note
Ishi (c. 1861 – March 25, 1916) was a native Californian from the Yahi
tribe, and the last surviving member of his culture. “Ishi” is Yahi for
man, and was the name given to him by Kroeber and his colleagues. Ishi
became acquainted with Alfred Kroeber in 1911, after being discovered in
Oroville and brought back to San Francisco. During his time at the UC
anthropology museum, he was recorded on 148 wax cylinders totaling 5 hours
and 41 minutes. As the last member of his tribe, his wax cylinder
recordings are important tools for researching the lost Yahi language.
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