Edited film by M. Bhavnani records trip through Kashmir (Pakistan and India) and Ladakh (India). Footage includes: crossing the Wayil bridge in Srinagar (India); pony treks into the Himalayas; market, school, spinning, knitting, weaving wool, and women's headdresses in a small village; marriage ceremony; Ladakhis playing polo; monastaries with focus on Hemis monastary; chortens, a prostration ceremony performed in front of stupas; and "Mystery" plays with masked (chaam) dancers depicting the fight of Lord Buddha with evil and ignorance. Walter Asboe, a British missionary, is shown in a flower garden in Leh, Ladakh.
Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Rites and ceremonies ; Architecture Religious ; Clothing and dress ; Religious beliefs ; Dance as part of ceremony ; Instruments musical instruments ; Drums ; Music ; Weaving g ; Tea as beverage ; Domestic and family life ; Mountains India
Local Number:
HSFA 1991.21.8
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:
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Collection Citation:
Explorers Club film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
