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Creator:

Gibson, Gordon D.  Search this

Extent:

Film reels (5 hours 14 minutes, black-and-white color silent sound; 12,042 feet, 16mm)

Linear feet

Culture:

Damara (African people)  Search this

Herero (African people)  Search this

Himba (African people)  Search this

Nzima (African people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Film reels

Silent films

Sound films

Place:

Africa, Southern

Angola

Botswana

Namibia

Date:

1953-1973

Scope and Contents:

Footage shot by Gordon D. Gibson from 1953-1973. Collection also includes associated texts, sound recordings, production logs, and field notes.

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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.

Related Materials:

The National Anthropological Archives holds the Gordon Davis Gibson papers, 1937-2007.

Provenance:

Received from Gordon Gibson in 1983.

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.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Genre/Form:

silent films

Sound films

Citation:

Gordon Gibson films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee

Identifier:

HSFA.1983.05

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Gordon Gibson films

Archival Repository:

Human Studies Film Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9f34a8bc7-db66-4b86-a3c0-87301dde3c04

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1983-05

Author:

Schmidt, Sigrid  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Date:

1991

Topic:

Dama  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Salt--Social aspects  Search this

Call number:

Q85.8 .J865

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_916739

Author:

Vedder, Heinrich  Search this

Schladt, Mathias  Search this

Physical description:

2 v. (xxi, 1,072 p.) : ill., maps ; 25 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2003

C2003

Topic:

History  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_833857

Author:

Stobie, Cheryl  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Namibia

Date:

2014

Topic:

Nama folk tales  Search this

Dama folk tales  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Damara (African people)--Folklore  Search this

Literature and folklore  Search this

Call number:

P92.S58 C74X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1033249

Author:

Sullivan, Sian  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Namibia

Date:

1999

Topic:

Ethnobotany  Search this

Beehives  Search this

Honey  Search this

Environmental management  Search this

Seeds--Harvesting  Search this

Call number:

QH1 .C561

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_678407

Author:

Vigne, Randolph  Search this

Archbell, James 1798- Beschrijving der Walvischbaai en omliggende plaatsen aan de westkust van Africa in 1823 English  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Subject:

Archbell, James 1798-  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Walvis Bay (Namibia)

Date:

1991

Topic:

Description and travel  Search this

Call number:

QH1 .C561

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_673356

Author:

Sullivan, Sian  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Namibia

Date:

2000

Topic:

Economic conditions  Search this

Ethnobotany  Search this

Women, Damara  Search this

Environmental management  Search this

Call number:

GN645 .R49 2000X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_630435

Author:

Liedtke, Wolfgang  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Namibia

Date:

1992

Topic:

History--Sources  Search this

Ethnic groups  Search this

Ethnic relations  Search this

History  Search this

Call number:

GN2 .M986

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_551409

Author:

Seftel, S. M  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Namibia

Date:

1995

Topic:

Dama board games  Search this

Games  Search this

Board games  Search this

Mancala (Game)  Search this

Call number:

QH5 .M686

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_551742

Author:

Shaw, Ella Margaret  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Date:

1993

Topic:

Dama baskets  Search this

Call number:

TT879.B3 S53 1992

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_551767

Author:

Seymour, John  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Namibia

Date:

1951

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Ethnic groups  Search this

Khoikhoi (African people)  Search this

Call number:

G1 .G344

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1108758

Author:

Tindall, Joseph 1807-1861  Search this

Editor:

Tindall, B. A (Benjamin Arthur) 1879-  Search this

Physical description:

x, 221 pages illustrations, map 22 cm

Type:

Sources

Diaries

History

Reisebericht 1839-1855

Place:

Namibia

Namibie

Date:

1959

19th century

Topic:

Missions--History  Search this

Missions  Search this

Zendingsreizen  Search this

History  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Sources  Search this

Damara (African people)  Search this

Methodist Church  Search this

Missionaries  Search this

Namibia  Search this

Tindall, Joseph  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1117505