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Collection Creator:
National Anthropological Film Center (U.S.)  Search this
Sorenson, E. Richard  Search this
Collection Filmmaker:
Schecter, Steven  Search this
Collection Anthropologist:
Crocker, William H. (William Henry), 1924-  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (color sound; 84,000 feet)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1975
Scope and Contents:
Full film record was created for the National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution and was filmed among the Canela Indians, a Ge speaking tribe in northeastern Brazil. Research film project concentrates on socialization of children. Footage also contains daily life activities including food preparation, cultivation, hunting, grooming, and playing soccer. An initiation of boys with accompanying celebrations and log racing, Wild Boar day, and a funeral were also filmed.
Local Number:
HSFA 1986.13.31
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
National Anthropoligcal Film Center films of the Canela, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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National Anthropological Film Center films of the Canela
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9bafbe63b-f605-4e20-b8ef-bde51f5a7d50
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1986-13can-ref1