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3. Formalities of Pokot Society

Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Container:
Box 12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Undated
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 2: Kenya
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3edad0331-ca3e-4844-9b8c-c414d60083ee
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ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref67

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (4" reel, 1 7/8 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
1961 September 23
Scope and Contents note:
1

Pokot - Samuel Ptiso & TA
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31b70b4f0-38c1-4456-bbb7-9840e7bf02bd
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ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref598
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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (5" reel, 7 1/2 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
5

C. T. No. 5, Side 1 Pokot T. No. 5, Moi & Adono

Ms 692
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c0767d17-b985-4e02-827e-dc4333e444e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref606

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (5" reel, 7 1/2 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
5

C. T. No. 5, Side 2 Pokot - Moi & Adono

Ms 692
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35e2f7d5f-4542-475e-8b9b-9139b9e1b88a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref608

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (5" reel, 7 1/2 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
7-A

C. T. No. 7-B (Side One of Pokot T. No. 7)

Moi, Punon & Cepakanwara

Ms 692
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31bf400e7-e59f-426e-b09b-63e07927301f
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ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref612

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (5" reel, 7 1/2 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
7-B

C. T. No. 7-B (Side Two of Pokot T. No. 7)

Moi, Punon & Cepakanwara

Ms 692
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36cede63b-7fe8-44ea-b796-20a346528a4c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref614

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (4" reel, 1 7/8 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
1962 May 23-24
Scope and Contents note:
8

Pokot T. No. 8, Barabara, Kamkic, Mwino
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3704e1ec0-4a44-4c70-9a12-9f73f4018a4f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref616
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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (5" reel, 1 7/8 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
8-A

C. T. No. 8-A (Side I of Pokot T. No. 8) Barabara, Kamicic, & Mwino

Ms 692
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c612f079-f7d3-4b9e-ab72-f6d8b295cbe0
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ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref618

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (4" reel, 7 1/2 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
12

C. T. No. 12 (Pokot T. No. 12)

Barbara & trumpet, horn, guitar, flute
See also FNB No. 17
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3080c043a-42e1-4665-9396-218f6f834cda
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref630

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (4" reel, 3 3/4 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
13

Pokot T. No. 13, Psigor Birds

Psigor Birds

too much hiss until c. 160

police - 230
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.2: Kenya 1960s
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National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3995ae351-741e-407a-a73b-e8e19c05461a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref635

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Collection Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (5" reel, 1 7/8 ips, 3 3/4 ips)
Container:
Box 42
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound recordings
Date:
1978 July 29
Scope and Contents note:
Religion Sampler Copy

Nora Pokot
See also Series 3. Remote Sensing, folder "#1 Tape Transcriptions 29.7.78 - Nora Conant"

Contains interview by Conant's daughter Nora and songs
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Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Francis P. Conant Papers / Series 8: Sound Recordings / 8.3: Kenya 1970s
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National Anthropological Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3daa5ed4e-0586-4f84-b5b5-93e8de416e4a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2012-13-ref638
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Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Robert B. Faden  Search this
Audrey J. Faden  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Shrub.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1100  Search this
Place:
Along Morun River, 2 km towards Marich Pass from crossing of Kipro River., West Pokot, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
15 Mar 1977
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae
Published Name:
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.
Barcode:
01287352
USNM Number:
3002448
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b0e39ad0-b29f-41c5-88a9-7892448eef61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11681901

Acomys wilsoni

Collector:
B. S. Hayward  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Ecological remarks by collector(s): yes  Search this
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Male
Place:
Kongelai, 3 Mi S, West Pokot District, Rift Valley, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
3 Aug 1968
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Deomyinae
Published Name:
Acomys wilsoni
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 5255
USNM Number:
437506
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3275b1283-bf7a-4576-8d3e-7a9b01f8a1d5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7189028

Acomys wilsoni

Collector:
B. S. Hayward  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Ecological remarks by collector(s): yes  Search this
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Male
Place:
Kongelai, 3 Mi S, West Pokot District, Rift Valley, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
3 Aug 1968
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Deomyinae
Published Name:
Acomys wilsoni
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 5257
USNM Number:
437507
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30b81a6f4-3c65-4935-9544-cd507bf3a8e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7189029

Acomys wilsoni

Collector:
B. S. Hayward  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Ecological remarks by collector(s): yes  Search this
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Female
Place:
Kongelai, 3 Mi S, West Pokot District, Rift Valley, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
3 Aug 1968
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Deomyinae
Published Name:
Acomys wilsoni
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 5258
USNM Number:
437508
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/375ac225f-f51b-411a-a63a-86442e7c0d23
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7189030

Actiniopteris dimorpha Pic. Serm.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Robert B. Faden  Search this
Max. Elevation:
1330  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Rock crevices. Rocky hill with Ficus, Lannea, Harrisonia, etc.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1230  Search this
Place:
K2, Hyrax Hill (Kuchelibai?), c. 2 km Kacheliba - Lodwar Rd., West Pokot, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
22 Nov 1970
Taxonomy:
Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Pteridaceae
Published Name:
Actiniopteris dimorpha Pic. Serm.
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36b279b15-6cec-463d-8af0-aec2104c138d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11301117

Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Robert B. Faden  Search this
Max. Elevation:
1330  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Rock crevices. Rocky hill with Ficus, Lannea, Harrisonia, etc.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1230  Search this
Place:
K2, Hyrax Hill (Kuchelibai?), c. 2 km Kacheliba - Lodwar Rd., West Pokot, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
22 Nov 1970
Taxonomy:
Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Pteridaceae
Published Name:
Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31c0c3a61-e255-4a6f-86af-f38eb9e719ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11301194

Aethomys hindei

Collector:
B. J. Hayward  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Ecological remarks by collector(s): yes  Search this
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Male
Place:
Konglai, 3 Mi S, West Pokot District, Rift Valley, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
2 Aug 1968
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Murinae
Published Name:
Aethomys hindei
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 5236
USNM Number:
437416
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Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d30fcf3b-4c6f-4090-8afe-2395d3d73dc2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7202953

Affines and marriage

Collection Correspondent:
Fallers, Lloyd  Search this
Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evans  Search this
Forde, Cyril Daryll, 1902-  Search this
Godelier, Maurice  Search this
Fortes, Meyer  Search this
Hansen, Judith  Search this
Goody, Jack  Search this
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978  Search this
Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963  Search this
Merriam, Alan P. (Alan Parkhurst), 1923-1980  Search this
Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005  Search this
Winter, Edward H.  Search this
Tax, Sol, 1907-1995  Search this
Southall, Aidan, 1920-2009  Search this
Richards, Audrey  Search this
Peristiany, John  Search this
Narroll, Raoul  Search this
Murdock, George Peter, 1897-1985  Search this
Moore, Joseph G.  Search this
Bascom, William Russell, 1912-1981  Search this
Collection Creator:
Schneider, Harold Kenneth, 1925-1987  Search this
Container:
Box 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The Harold K. Schneider papers are open for research.

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Collection Citation:
Harold K. Schneider Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Harold K. Schneider papers / Series 2: POKOT MATERIAL / This box contains Pokot materials relating to his dissertation, which is also found in this box.
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33aaffac7-01ae-44b5-ab45-7d3d840eb100
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1994-19-ref102

African Art, Textiles, People, and Dwellings

Collection Photographer:
Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this
Extent:
58 Slides (photographs) (Binder 6)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Date:
circa 1963-circa 1983
Scope and Contents note:
People depicted include the Mende (Sierra Leone), Bororo (Niger), Senoufo (Ivory Coast), Sara (Chad), Mangbetu (Congo), Pokot (Kenya), Masai (Kenya), Ga'ande (Nigeria), Nuba (Sudan), and Bemana (Mali). Many of the photos were taken by other photographers.
Scope and Contents:
[EEPA 2005-002-2988 - EEPA 2005-002-3045]
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2005-002, Series 13
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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo742cd4f63-685b-44fb-8fab-aa6d015ca053
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2005-002-ref254

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