Film reels (27 minutes, color sound; 1000 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Sound films
Place:
Oceania
Guam
Date:
1976
Scope and Contents:
Edited film documenting the work of Chamorro traditional curer, Jaun Cepeda, on the island of Guam, Micronesia. Film discusses aspects of the history of Guam and the roots of the indigenous healing tradition practiced by contemporary Guamanian curers. Detailed are the curer's trade and indigenous ideas about the cause of disease, diagnoses and knowledge of materia medica, with examples of the physical and ritual aspects of therapy.
Legacy Keywords: Healers sirahanu Guam ; Therapy magical Guam ; Illness ideas about ; Healing massage infusions Guam ; Medicine indigenous preparation of Guam ; Spirits as cause of disease Guam ; Acculturation medical systems indigenous Guam ; Plants materia medica Guam
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Local Number:
HSFA 1990.2.1
Provenance:
Received from Dan Baker in 1990.
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.
