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Green Grow the Lilacs - U.S. Naval Academy Masqueraders

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-11-23T17:14:49.000Z
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Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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National Museum of the American Indian
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edanmdm:yt_qj5bpZOPJ1M

Bamana Puppet Masquerade Video Project, Kirango, Mali, 1992

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-08-02T17:06:16.000Z
YouTube Category:
Film & Animation  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
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HSFAFilmClips
Data Source:
Human Studies Film Archives
YouTube Channel:
HSFAFilmClips
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_QM30BHq3_-w

Mary Jo Arnoldi Bamana Puppet Masquerade Video Project, 1978-80

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-08-02T17:05:55.000Z
YouTube Category:
Film & Animation  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
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Data Source:
Human Studies Film Archives
YouTube Channel:
HSFAFilmClips
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_z-QHDiZ2QzA

Bahamian Junkanoo Parade

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-12-22T17:59:55.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
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SmithsonianVideos
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
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SmithsonianVideos
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edanmdm:yt_vszWrR5YjMM

Masquerade and local knowledge in urban Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ekpe (Society)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2010
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .C46
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1032288

Qua masquerade in Calabar, Nigeria / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
2008
Topic:
Ejagham (African people)--Research  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .C46
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1037867

Masking and money in a Nigerian metropolis : the economics of performance in Calabar / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ekpe (Society)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2016
Topic:
Masquerades--Economic aspects  Search this
Income  Search this
Masquerade performance  Search this
Youth, Efik--Societies, etc  Search this
Masquerade costume  Search this
Call number:
N7380 .C758
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1074228

Sustainable futures : Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa and the study of traditional-based African artists / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Bassey Nsa, Ekpenyong 1973-  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2017
Topic:
Mask makers  Search this
Efik mask makers  Search this
Efik masquerade costume  Search this
Art, Efik--Economic aspects  Search this
Art patronage  Search this
Art historians--Professional ethics  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1087179

Nyoro masquerade as a hunt for modernity : a view from a West African city / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ekpe (Society)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2016
Topic:
Ekpe (Masquerade)  Search this
Efik masquerade performance  Search this
Masquerade performance  Search this
Masquerade contests  Search this
Call number:
BH301.M54 B44 2016
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1101288

Expressive currencies : artistic transactions and transformations of warrior-inspired masquerades in Calabar / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Nnabo (Society)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Calabar
Date:
2019
Topic:
Ukwa (Masquerade)  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Masquerade performance  Search this
Masquerade costume  Search this
Skull assemblages (Object groupings)  Search this
Youth  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1104777

Les masques et leur rôle dans les sociétés africaines

Author:
Adandé, Alexandre Sènou 1913-1993  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Africa
Date:
1954
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Masks, African  Search this
Art and society  Search this
Call number:
NX589.6.C6 B87
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_510168

Masques africaines / Alexandre Adandé

Author:
Adandé, Alexandre Sènou 1913-1993  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa
Date:
1951
Topic:
Masks, African  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .N911
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_669622

The function and social significance of mask in black Africa

Author:
Adandé, Alexandre Sènou 1913-1993  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
10 leaves
Type:
Manuscripts
Place:
Africa
Date:
1955
[n.d.]
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Masks, African  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Masks and Masquerades--General
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_781170

Displaying the ostentation : contemporary chieftaincy dress and the Ebonko costume from Calabar, Nigeria / Jordan A. Fenton

Author:
Fenton, Jordan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ekpe (Society) Rituals  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
2011
Topic:
Efik masquerade costume  Search this
Call number:
NK8887 .C66 2011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_977131

A Quick Look at Cases of Black Hole Mistaken Identity

Creator:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2020-07-15T17:01:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
YouTube Channel:
cxcpub
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_ghnPLl97JKM

10 Creatures Who Are Camouflage Masters 🦉 Smithsonian Channel

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Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2021-08-28T15:30:10.000Z
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Entertainment  Search this
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Smithsonian Channel
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Dress worn by Dustin Hoffman in the Film Tootsie

Wearer:
Hoffman, Dustin  Search this
Maker:
Mignon  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
polyester (overall material)
sequins (overall material)
Measurements:
overall, mounted (widest point): 156 cm x 54 cm x 32 cm; 61 13/32 in x 21 1/4 in x 12 19/32 in
shoulders, mounted: 38 cm; 14 31/32 in
overall: 60 1/2 in x 19 in; 153.67 cm x 48.26 cm
Object Name:
Dress
Date made:
1982
Subject:
Motion Pictures  Search this
Credit Line:
Dustin Hoffman
ID Number:
1984.0549.01
Accession number:
1984.0549
Catalog number:
1984.0549.01
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Movies
Movie Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-ff1a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_680793

Mambila

Series Photographer:
Schneider, Gilbert, 1920-1999  Search this
Schneider, Evan G., (1949 - )  Search this
Series Creator:
Schneider, Mildred, (1920 - 2016)  Search this
Mbeng, Johnson  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (Box 8, Silent, 16 mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
General:
Contains scenes of Mambila gathering, the village head Norikam, dancers in banana fiber suits, feather clothes, and masks, and Mambila elders speaking. Last scenes include the Babanki Tunga annual dance, Fon Vuga speaking, and Fulani horsemen near Gembu on the Mambila Plateau. British colonial officers, women and children, and livestock are also present.
Restrictions:
Items are unavailable for use prior to digitization.
Series Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject ot all copyright laws.
Topic:
Bridges  Search this
Rivers -- Africa  Search this
Dancing  Search this
Masquerades  Search this
Elders (Indigenous leaders)  Search this
Livestock  Search this
Officers  Search this
See more items in:
Evan G. Schneider Collection
Evan G. Schneider Collection / Film
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cbd4c470-38b6-4aec-ad71-b58921611144
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2020-004-ref13

Lindy Hop - George Snowden 1929 to Hellzapoppin'

Collection Performer:
Basie, Count, 1904-1984  Search this
Webster, Ben  Search this
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this
Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this
Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this
Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-  Search this
Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949  Search this
Davis, Miles  Search this
Collection Collector:
Smith, Ernie  Search this
Extent:
1 Motion picture film
Container:
Reel AC0491-OF0007
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Motion picture films
Date:
1929-1964
Scope and Contents note:
Descriptive Summary: b&w, a compilation reel created by Ernie Smith

1. "Sweet Sue"

Copyright: 1929

Performer(s): George "Shorty" Snowden and dancers; Hotfoot Bennett and Lizzie Highfly, Albert Hemingway and Buzz Saw Mamie, Shorty Stump and Liza Underdunk, George Snowden, Chick Webb Orchestra

2. Dance contest at Savoy Ballroom

Descriptive Summary: silent

Copyright: 1938

Corporate Creator: Paramount News Feature

Performer(s): Leon James and the Roy Eldridge Orchestra

3. Life in Harlem-A Documentary Film of American's Negro Metropolis

Descriptive Summary: Savoy ballroom scene, excerpt from 491.13

Copyright: 1940

Corporate Creator: Harry M. Popkin

Producer: Edward W. Lewis

4. A Day at the Races, excerpt

Descriptive Summary: Barn dance scene

Copyright: 1937

Corporate Creator: MGM

Producer: Sam Wood

Director: Sam Wood

Performer(s): The Marx Brothers

5. "The Shag"

Copyright: 1937

Descriptive Summary: Arthur Murray and four couples demonstrate the Shag

6. Eight Raggle Taggles

Copyright: 1939

Corporate Creator: Pictoreel

7. "Broome Street"

Copyright: 1941

Performer(s): Glen Gray, Casa Loma Orchestra and the Broome Street Dancers

8. "The Arts - Swing King Gives Benefit Concert"

Descriptive Summary: described by Andre Baruch, silent

9. "Jive - The dance of the Rising Generation"

Performer(s): British Lindy Hoppers

10. "Hot Chocolate" (REVERSE IMAGE)

Copyright: 1941

Corporate Creator: Soundie

Producer: Sam Coslow

Director: Josef Berne

Performer(s): Whitey's Lindy Hoppers including Frank Manning, Al Minns, Billy Ricker, Norma Miller, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with solos by Ben Webster and Harry Carney, "Cottontail"

11. "Sugar Hill Masquerade" (REVERSE IMAGE)

Copyright: 1942 Performance Date:

Corporate Creator: Soundie, Monoco Productions

Performer(s): Hot Lips Fuller and Rubber Arms Marshall, Walter Fuller and Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, Gene Krupa Orchestra with Roy Eldridge

Song Title(s): "After You've Gone"

12. Lindy Hoppers

Copyright: 1943

Performer(s): Leon James and others, Cootie Williams Orchestra

13. The Big Apple

Copyright: 1943

Performer(s): Whitey's Lindy Hoppers incl. Frank Manning, Norma Miller, Al Minns

14. Jammin' the Blues, excerpt

Descriptive Summary: excerpt from the movie

Copyright: 1944

Corporate Creator: Warner Brothers

Producer: Gordan Hollingshead

Director: Gjon Mili

Performer(s): dancers: Marie Bryant, Archie Savage, musicians: Lester Young, Ilinois Jacquet, Harry Edison, Jo Jones, Barney Kessel, Marlowe Morris, Gene Ramey

15. "Twelfth Street Rag", excerpt

Copyright: 1964

Performer(s): Al Minns and Leon James

16. "I'm Gonna Rock It Up at the Ball Tonight"

Copyright: 1950

Performer(s): Billy Haley and His Comets

17. The Sensational Congaroos

Copyright: 1948

Performer(s): Frank Manning and others introduced by Andy Kirk

18. Hellzapoppin', excerpt

Copyright: 1941

Corporate Creator: Universal

Producer: Jules Levy

Director: H.C. Potter

Performer(s): choreographed by Nick Castle and Frank Manning

Video reference copy
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 1: Ernie Smith Presentation Reels
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ef4e3d8d-948c-4cee-a5d5-309a27319309
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0491-ref1209

2/28/1998 - "Carnival 98" Masquerade Ball, SIB

Container:
Box 1 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-061, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Special Events and Protocol, Event Files
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Event Files
Event Files / Box 1
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa06-061-refidd1e307

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