Footage shot for the National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution, to identify villages for a future film project. Aspects of Raji daily life are featured; weaving fishnets and casting them to fish; women washing and preparing vegetables; young girls bringing water up from the well; men carrying branches to use in building houses; a religious ceremony involving the planting of a tree and the blessing of "tika," a red dye mixed with rice; the use of sevearl varieties of mortars and pestles; men transporting large loads to other villages in baskets.
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1986.13.24
Sponsor:
Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Oldman, W. O. (William Ockleford), 1879-1949 Search this
Extent:
899 Digital images
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Date:
1902-1916
Collection Restrictions:
Digital access only. For physical access see the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa website. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/4913
Collection Rights:
Copyright in the business records is owned by the Estate of W. O. Oldman represented by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Media Licensing, at: mediasalesandlicensing@tepapa.govt.nz.
For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changedand the source of the image is identified as the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa/National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Citation:
William Ockleford Oldman Archive research materials, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.
Oldman, W. O. (William Ockleford), 1879-1949 Search this
Extent:
199 Digital images
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Date:
1914-1916
Collection Restrictions:
Digital access only. For physical access see the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa website. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/4913
Collection Rights:
Copyright in the business records is owned by the Estate of W. O. Oldman represented by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Media Licensing, at: mediasalesandlicensing@tepapa.govt.nz.
For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changedand the source of the image is identified as the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa/National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Citation:
William Ockleford Oldman Archive research materials, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Zarina Hashmi papers, 1950-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Fürer-Haimendorff, Elements of Newar Social Structure, Caste in the Multi-Ethnic Society of Nepal
Container:
Box 13, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the National Museum of Asian Art's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.
Collection Citation:
Mary Slusser Collection, FSA.A2015.21. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Gift of Mary Slusser.
National Anthropological Film Center (U.S.) Search this
Extent:
Film reels (color sound; 9500 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Sound films
Place:
South Asia
Nepal
Date:
1980
Scope and Contents:
Full film record created for the National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution. Footage documents the Samyak festival which takes place near the Hanamendoka Palace and the Panchare Festival, a nighttime celebration which is held every 12 years in Asan Tol, Kathmandu, Nepal. Scenes of the Samyak Festival include various ritual duties performed by different castes such as cooking rice and radishes, sewing leaves, purifying water, preparing the hearth, and cutting of toenails. Scenes of the Panchare Festival are predominately the festival procession. Footage also includes a macha byenkugu (infant bathing) ceremony. Collection also contains sound recordings.
Legacy Keywords: language and culture ; Headgear ; Parade ; Music ; Musical instruments flute cimbals drums fiddle ; Dance ; Ritual fence ; Protective mask ; Cast groups ; Rice ; Radish ; Copper cooking pot ; Costume ; Carriages ; Cows ; Pipe smoking ; Tents ; Hearths ; Purified water ; Flags ; Stupas ; Yaktails ; Drum dhapa ; Hanamendoka Palace (Kathmandu, Nepal) ; Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Kathmandu, Nepal) ; Kastamandapa ; Svayambhu Hill (Kathmandu, Nepal) ; Asia ; Nepal ; Buddha
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:
Todd Lewis was a doctoral candidate at Columbia University in the Religion Department with diseration on Newari Buddhism in Asan Tol, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Local Number:
HSFA 1980.4.1
Provenance:
Received from Todd Lewis in 1980.
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:
Sound films
Citation:
Todd Lewis films of Samyak and Panchare Festivals in Nepal, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution