SENSITIVE CONTENT Yuendumu Ritual and Ceremony, Recorded by J Villeminot (University of Sydney Series 72A and 72B)

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General description of the 1953 recordings ['Central and North-Central Australia' - Oceania, 1957]: 72A (cut i): Secret wild dog ritual. 72A (cut ii) and 72B: Public ceremony from Yuendumu, about 200 miles to the north.

Description on disc, edited by Elkin: Side 1- 72A - (1) 'Secret Dog Ritual (1); (11) 'Public Ceremony From Yuendumu' (1); Side 1 - 72B - 'Public Ceremony From Yuendumu'. (2).

Audio disc 12" 33 1/3 RPM standard groove. Recorded by Mr Jacques Villeminot, 1956, at Yuendumu, on a portable recorder, driven by small dry batteries, fairly good results. Pressing produced by Process Recording, Columbia Gramophone, Aust., Disc label states: Must not be publicly performed without express permission. [Start inside noted on both sides of disc].

No specific Language Group is indicated.

Places: Northern Territory, Yuendumu.

Elkin, A. P. “Australian and New Guinea Musical Records.” Oceania, vol. 27, no. 4, 1957, pp. 313–19. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40329063 (Accessed 24 June 2025.)