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Snake Song

About this Item

Title

  • Snake Song

Names

  • Corse, Carita Doggett, b. 1892 (Collector)
  • Cornwall, Robert (Collector)
  • Josh, John (Performer)
  • Tiger, Naha (Performer)
  • Johns, Barfield (Performer)
  • Osceola, Robert (Performer)
  • Bowlegs, Billy, 1808?-1863 or 4 (Performer)

Created / Published

  • Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida

Headings

  • -  Dance music
  • -  Seminole Indians
  • -  Hunting songs
  • -  Seminole Indians--Music
  • -  Songs
  • -  United States -- Florida -- Glades County -- Seminole Indian Reservation

Genre

  • Songs

Notes

  • -  The sound quality of this recording is extremely poor. It has been included online because the melody line can still be identified.
  • -  The Hunting Dance is a spiritual ritual held each autumn. In this instance, the song was performed with the purpose of being recorded, not as part of the ceremony itself.
  • -  The song is used at the annual Hunting Dance.
  • -  Performance Note: "Snake Song" (vocals) performed by John Josh, Naha Tiger, Barfield Johns, Robert Osceola, and Billy Bowlegs at [Cow Creek settlement], Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida, on July 1, 1940.

Medium

  • Sound disc : analog ; 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1940/011: AFS 03892 A02

Source Collection

  • Florida WPA Recordings, 1940 (AFC 1940/011)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

Rights & Access

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Credit line

Please cite the source collection title, collection number, and repository, for example:

  • Resettlement Administration Recordings Collection (AFC 1939/016), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
  • Stetson Kennedy and Robert Cook Florida WPA Recordings (AFC 1939/013), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
  • Alton C. Morris Florida WPA recordings (AFC 1939/026), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
  • Florida WPA Recordings, 1940 (AFC 1940/011), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center correspondence files, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Corse, Carita Doggett, B. 1892, Robert Cornwall, John Josh, Naha Tiger, Barfield Johns, Robert Osceola, and Billy Bowlegs. Snake Song. Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida, 1940. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/flwpa000348/.

APA citation style:

Corse, C. D., Cornwall, R., Josh, J., Tiger, N., Johns, B., Osceola, R. & Bowlegs, B. (1940) Snake Song. Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/flwpa000348/.

MLA citation style:

Corse, Carita Doggett, B. 1892, et al. Snake Song. Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida, 1940. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/flwpa000348/>.