Film reels (105 minutes, color silent reversal; 3800 feet, 16mm)
0.25 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Silent films
Place:
South Asia
Odisha (India)
Gujarat (India)
Date:
1979-1981
Scope and Contents:
Footage of processes involved in double and single ikat weaving, shot by Cynthia Cort in Gujarat and Barpali, India in 1979, 1980 and 1981. Collection also includes notes, camera log notes, and articles about Ikat fabrics.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Provenance:
This collection was donated by Cynthia Cunningham Cort 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.
"Patola" footage filmed and directed by Cynthia Cunningham Cort, Cynthia Cort films of Ikat Weaving, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Film reels (22 minutes, color silent reversal; 800 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1980
Scope and Contents:
Full film record documenting the ikat weaving process in Barpali, Odisha, India. Footage documents all stages in the dyeing and weaving process of double-ikat which was historically influential on the development of textiles in south Asia.
Local Number:
HSFA 1983.10.2
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:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
"Patola" footage filmed and directed by Cynthia Cunningham Cort, Cynthia Cort films of Ikat Weaving, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Film and video of masked dance performances of East India and Hajari Bhand, a former court jester and street performer of Rajasthan. Collection includes sound recordings.
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.
Provenance:
Received from John Emigh in 1984.
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.