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The Agnicayana Ritual in India
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Creators:
Gardner, Robert, 1925-2014
Staal, Frits
Dates:
1975-1976
Size:
Film reels (color sound, 22,000 feet, 16mm)
Collection ID:
HSFA.1976.02
Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives

Full film record of the twelve-day Nambudiri Agnicayana ritual performed in Panjal, India, the world's oldest surviving ritual, a Vedic sacrifice to Agni, the god of fire. Filmed in Kerala, southwest India, this 12-day ritual was performed in 1975 for perhaps the last time. Footage documents the material and spatial preparations for the event and r...

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Curt Maury Papers
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Creators:
Maury, Curt
Dates:
1953-circa 1985
Size:
12.7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
FSA.A1989.05
Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

The Curt Maury papers, dating from 1953 to circa 1985, measure 12.7 linear feet and include writings and notes for planned and published books; travel files and expense ledgers for trips to India; photograph ledgers; and extensive photographs and slides of India.

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Phillip Zarrilli films of South Indian martial and performing arts
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Creators:
Zarrilli, Phillip B., 1947-2020
Dates:
1977-1983
Size:
6 Film reels (1 hour 50 minutes, color sound silent; 2200 feet, S8mm)
Collection ID:
HSFA.1985.13
Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives

Full film record documents a number of martial arts forms found in south India. Included are the velakali, martial dance of Kerala; the oacchirakali, mock-combat ritual enactment of Kerala; the kalarippayattu, Kerala martial art; and alternate styles of south Indian martial arts including the "southern style" kalarippayattu and silambam. Please no...

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Digitized Content Clifford Reis Jones films
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Creators:
Jones, Clifford Reis
Dates:
1974-1975
Size:
4 Film reels (102 minutes, color sound; 3510 feet)
Collection ID:
HSFA.1977.03
Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives

Four edited films made in 1974 and 1975 by Clifford Reis Jones in India. Originally filmed in 35mm. 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 co...

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Aschwin Lippe Collection
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Creators:
Lippe, Aschwin, 1914-1988
Dates:
1930 - 1988
Size:
36 Linear feet
Collection ID:
FSA.A2012.01
Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Aschwin Lippe was a research fellow and later curator in the Department of Far Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The collection includes his early research and writings on East Asian art, particularly Chinese paintings. It has substantial material on his involvement in selecting the paintings and writing the catalog for the 1961 Chinese Art Treasures Exhibition. He later shifted his research focus to medieval Indian sculpture. The collection includes journals kept during several years of field research in India as well as his extensive photo-documentation of Indian temples and religious sculpture.

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Digitized Content John W. Moyer films
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Creators:
Moyer, John W. (John William)
Dates:
1938-1965
Size:
Film reels (color sound; color silent, 16mm)
Linear feet
Collection ID:
HSFA.1998.02
Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives

Amateur film footage shot in India ca. 1965, amateur edited film on India from footage, amateur edited film, YELLOWSTONE (1938). 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 ...

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Education and Research Project Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs
Dates:
1976-1985
Size:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 17-292
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of materials documenting the planning, development, and installation of the exhibition "Celebration: A World of Art and Ritual." This exhibition was created by the Office of Folklife Programs in conjunction with the Renwick Gallery and contained six hundred objects all chosen from the collections of nine Smithsonian ...

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Marvin Harris papers
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Creators:
Harris, Marvin, 1927-2001
Dates:
1945-2001
Size:
42.27 Linear feet (85.5 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 4 record storage boxes, 90 computer disks, 19 cassette tapes, 1 7" sound reel, 3 vinyl records, and 1 map folder)
Collection ID:
NAA.2009-27
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

This collection contains the professional papers of anthropologist Marvin Harris. Harris was a prominent anthropologist, best known for developing the controversial paradigm of cultural materialism. He authored several important books in the field of anthropology and taught at Columbia University and The University of Florida. The papers include correspondence, research materials, his publications, unpublished manuscripts, conference papers, lectures, subject files, teaching files, computer files, and photographs.

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Grant Review Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Fellowships and Grants
Dates:
1983-1985
Size:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection ID:
Accession 01-039
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program grant review files, both accepted and rejected, which document international funding requests for development in museum collections, scholarly initiatives, and public programs. The records date back to when Francine C. Berkowitz served as Grants Program Manager at the Office of Fe...

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Grant Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Relations
Dates:
circa 1964-1997
Size:
28 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 01-030
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of accepted Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program grant records, which document international funding requests for development in museum collections, scholarly research initiatives, and public programs. The material consists of correspondence, memoranda, and notes; grant applications; applicant proposals; financial repor...

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