Human Studies Film Archives

Guide to the Jayasinjhi Jhala and Roger Sandall films of Bharvad Pastoralists of Western India, 1981-1983

Summary

Collection ID:
HSFA.1984.15
Creators:
Jhala, Jayasinhji
Sandall, Roger
Dates:
1981-1983
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
Film reels
color sound; 24,000 feet
16mm
Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a full film record documents elements of life among the Bharvad pastoralists, a caste recently sedentarized by government policy in Gujurat, western India. Collection also includes annotation by Jayasinhji Jhala and sound recordings.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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 Jayasinjhi Jhala and Roger Sandall in 1984.
Processing Information
Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.
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.
Preferred Citation
Jayasinjhi Jhala and Roger Sandall films of Bharvad Pastoralists of Western India, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
South Asia Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gujarat (India) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound films Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Human Studies Film Archives
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