Interview with Elson Cart

Accession No.: 
MI1-001-2

01:00 - Group of young boys (8-10 years old) running on foot in Iota around the 1920s; Mentions that none of the girls formed Mardi Gras groups in those days;
04:20 - An adult would follow the boys to make sure everything ran smoothly, didn't act as captain.
08:30 - Elson's father was a captain for Iota runs in the early years;
09:15 - How far back they can trace the Mardi Gras runs; 1919 is the earliest he remembers, but Elson's dad and father-in-law said they both ran Mardi Gras in their youngers days (1800s);
18:00 - Story about many of the Mardi Gras horses getting sick and dying;
21:00 - Mardi Gras costumes, discussing alternative materials they'd use to make costumes; - tablecloths, sheepskin, horsehair for masks, floursacks for main costume, cardboard for capuchon;
29:30 - Discussion about the captain's whip and costume;
31:00 - Houses rarely refused visits from Mardi Gras, it was a special event for them;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Miller
Subject: 
Mardi Gras, Tee Mamou, Iota
Creator: 
Larry Miller
Recording date: 
Monday, December 12, 1988
Coverage Spatial: 
Iota, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:44
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Original Format: 
Cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Returned to Donor