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Montagnard-Dega Ethnic Minority People of the Highlands of South Vietnam film

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Creator:
Duc, Luong  Search this
Extent:
3 Film reels (70 minutes, color silent; 2440 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Silent films
Place:
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Date:
1988
Scope and Contents:
Full film record shot by a Vietamese film crew for a documentary production about the culture of the Montagnard-Dega people of the central highlands in South Vietnam including the Bahnar, Jarai, Ede, Rhade, Lak, and Koho ethnic groups. Documentation in Gai-lai-Kontum Province includes celebrations and dances of the Bahnar and Jarai peoples including a reenactment of the Jarai king of fire celebration in Cheo Reo; landscapes around Pleiku including Bien Ho and Cu H'Drung; and traditional village life, boar hunting, weaving, and funeral houses in the Bahnar villages of Lang Co and Cho Gang. Documentation in Dac Lac Province includes an ede celebration in the village of Cu Pong (Buon Ho district, Ban-Me-Thuot area) featuring gong players and working elephants (used by members of the Dega Highlands Liberation Front for transport of supplies) and their mahouts in the village of Ban Don near the Cambodian border. Documention in Lam Dong Province includes a buffalo sacrifice in Lac Duong by a group of Lak and Koho villagers, a rice wine celebration, and scenery around Dalat including Da-Tan-la and Prenn waterfalls. Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Dance ; Instruments musical instruments ; Rites and ceremonies ; Funeral rites and ceremonies ; Celebrations ; Domestic and family life ; Weaving g ; Hunting ; Animal sacrifice as part of ritual ; Elephants domestication ; Landscapes 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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Biographical / Historical:
Luong Duc was director of Hanoi Documentary Film Studio Enterprises.
Local Number:
HSFA 1988.15.1
Provenance:
Received from Kay Reibold in 1988.
Restrictions:
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.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
silent films
Citation:
Montagnard-Dega Ethnic Minority People of the Highlands of South Vietnam film, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.1988.15
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9e3ac1d83-79c5-4530-a68b-f2c0d7161b32
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1988-15