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Finding Aids to Individual Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture
THE DIANA COHEN HOPI RELIGION COLLECTION
AFC 1978/003
Compiled by Michelle Forner
Library of Congress,
Washington DC
September 1994
CONTENT SUMMARY
Physical Description |
Location Numbers |
Sound Recordings |
1 10" DT reel at 7.5 ips |
AFS 19,976; LWO 16,532 |
1 7" DT reel |
Reference copy |
Access and Reproduction: Listening access to the collection
is unrestricted. Duplication or publication is permitted only with permission
of the collector and may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Key Subjects: Bird song; clown; Hopi dance; interviews;
kachina; Kokopelli; Longhair song; Morning song; music; religion; rites
and ceremonies; Snake clan; Snake dance; Supai song
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection consists of one 90-minute audiorecording of songs and discussion
about aspects of Hopi religion. It was made by Diana Cohen in the spring
of 1974 in Second Mesa, Arizona. It documents an informal gathering of
families at the home of Ferrell Secakuku, song writer, snake dancer, and
owner of the Second Mesa store.
While Secakuku demonstrates different chants and dance songs accompanied
by drumming, he translates phrases and explains symbology (explanations
are not always clearly audible). In addition, an unidentified person plays
banjo and sings several extraneous song fragments as well as one bird song
in English. A question and answer session follows during which Secakuku
primarily explains his experiences in kiva ceremonies, as a kachina dancer,
clown, and member of the snake clan. He also recounts some Hopi origin
stories.
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