Kwakiutl Event Music and Dances

Description: 

Music, dance, and speech by Tom Jordan, Harry Speck, Jr., and unidentified Kwakiutl (Jul 1, 1967 and 1967) including an audio recording relating to a Kwakiutl event.

SIDE 1: Big House Dance

  1. Speech about Kwakiutl culture
  2. Thunderbird Dance (Jordan)
  3. Swan Dance
  4. Mountain Goat Dance (Speck)
  5. Modern (234-259)
  6. Retreat Dance
  7. Professional Dance (301-352)

SIDE 2: Benefit Dance

  1. Red Cedar Bark Dance
  2. Dance acquired by Chief Johnson through marriage, Raven, Salmon, and Bear dances
  3. Continuous music with announcements about different dance characters