Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 3, Item D1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1981-2006
Restrictions:
This file is available in digital form only.
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
3 Film reels (2 hours 20 minutes, color sound silent; 2100 feet, S8mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1980
Scope and Contents:
Full film record depicting the three-day initiation and graduation rites of tangoma, Swazi diviners and herbalists who are acknowledged for their ability to communicate with the ancestors and to diagnose and treat illness. Footage includes scenes of an all-night session of singing, drumming, and dancing in the chief sangoma's homestead; preparations of food, medicine, and an altar; the consumption by initiates of food prepared with medicine followed by ritual emesis; ritual interrogations of candidates to test their divinatory powers; riverbank ceremony at which initiates become possessed by ancestors; and final processional dance of tangoma, graduates, and kinsmen.
Legacy Keywords: Mr. and Mrs. Mahlalela diviner "sangoma" Swaziland; Ceremony drumming dancing singing ; Ritual altar ancestors colors symbolic objects medicines ; Ritual animal sacrifice purification blood confession vomiting ; Drumming drums double membrane kettle drums ; Ritual preparations space medicines ; Ritual vomiting induced feather "washing the stomach" ; Adornment initiates hairstyle plaiting rubbed with red clay ; Adornment ceremony initiates necklaces leg rattles beads vests ; Speech stylized initiates diviners interrogation "goo-peng-mula" ; Rites of passage separation testing reincorporation ; Drumming polyrhythms drumming techniques entertainment ; Ceremonial dress headdress feathers red royalty clanship ; Spirit possession drumming water spirits shaking ; Ritual animal sacrifice blood bath ; Feasting food preparation cooking goats chickens ; Taboo ritual animal sacrifice disposal of bones ; Rites of passage transition spirit possession initiates crawling return to homestead ; Rites of passage initiates seclusion hut ; Dancing ceremony choreography counterclockwise processional ; Dancing ceremony staffs headdresses animal pelts ; Ceremony conclusion moral instruction chief diviner ; Rites and ceremonies ; Music ; Instruments musical instruments ; Language and culture
Local Number:
HSFA 1983.7.2
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.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1981
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Extent:
3 Folders
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1982
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1983
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Full film record documenting the rites of initiation and graduation of tangoma, Swazi herbalists and spirit mediums who are respected for their ability to communicate with ancestral spirits. Tangoma (singular sangoma) provide information about illness and misfortune and, through their training, heal with the use of herbs and other traditional medicines. Footage includes session of all-night drumming, singing, and dancing in the chief sangoma's homestead; processional dancing in the open compound; interior shots of the sangoma's dwelling showing ritual paraphernalia; test during which initiates must find a lost goat; and ritual interrogations of the trainees by tangoma.
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.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1989 May
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1991
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2001, 2010
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2003 September-October
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2010
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1988
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2000
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2002
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2008
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1982-1984
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1984
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1984
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944- Search this
Container:
Box 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1984
Subseries Restrictions:
Digital content is restricted due to preservation concerns. Digital use copies of selected material are available with prior approval, on-site only at the National Anthropological Archives.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Edward C. Green papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
