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Human Studies Film Archives
The Travels of Pong Barley, 1987
Summary
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1991.06
- Dates:
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1987
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Video recording52 minutescolor sound
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Edited film, which features anthropologist Nigel Barley as he sets off to do fieldwork on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, is a humorous and revealing look at the process of doing ethnography. Film includes ethnographic information on Torajan village organization and agriculture, woodcarving and architecture, and religious life.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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 the BBC in 1991.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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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
The Travels of Pong Barley
, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian InstitutionMore Information
Local Number
Local Number
HSFA 1991.6.1
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Asia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indonesia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Video recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Barley, Nigel | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Human Studies Film Archives
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