Human Studies Film Archives

Guide to the Allison and Marek Jablonko collection, 1963-1980 and 2000

Summary

Collection ID:
HSFA.1984.14
Creators:
Jablonko, Allison Peters, 1936-
Jablonko, Marek
Dates:
1963-1980 and 2000
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
Film reels
16mm
Video recordings
Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Collection consists of Allison and Marek Jablonko research films on the Maring of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, as well as a television series made in 1980 from that footage for the Italian general audience. A video oral history with visual anthropologist Paul Byers, conducted in 2000 by Allison Jablonko, Yanick Geffroy, and Martino Nicolet is also part of the collection.
Supplementary material: associated texts, still film, sound recordings, annotations (recorded narratives), field notes.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Allison and Marek Jablonko in multiple accessions in 1984 (accession 1984-014), 1992 (accession 1992-013), 2007 (accession 2007-014) and 2008 (accession 2008-016).

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation
Allison and Marek Jablonko collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Oceania Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Papua New Guinea Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maring (Papua New Guinean people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound films Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
silent films Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Byers, Paul Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Human Studies Film Archives
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