National Museum of the American Indian

Film reel of Native American dancers from the Southwest

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAI.AC.431
Creators:
Presnoples, Paula
Dates:
circa 1940
Languages:
No linguistic content; Not applicable
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Physical Description:
1 Film reel
16mm
Repository:
This collection contains a 16mm film depicting Native American dancers at Gallup, New Mexico, circa 1940.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection contains a 16mm film depicting Native Amerian dancers at Gallup, New Mexico circa 1940.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Arranged by catalog number.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Details regarding this film and the identity of the filmmaker are unknown at this time. Additional research required.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paula Presnoples, 2005.
Processing Information
Collection level records written by Emily Moazami, Head Archivist, 2024.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Due to the fragile nature of the materials, this collection is closed until the film has been digitzed.
Conditions Governing Access
Due to the fragile nature of the materials, this collection is closed until the film has been digitzed.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Native American dance Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallup (N.M.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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