Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade
Author:
Smithsonian Institution Office of Policy and Analysis Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2005
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Office of Policy and Analysis. 2005. Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Policy and Analysis.
Photographs made by Robert E. Kuntz documenting people and the natural and built environments that he encountered during his world travels. Locations depicted include Asia (Taiwan, India, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Japan), the Middle East (Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen), Africa (Sudan, Libya, Kenya, and Nigeria), and Oceania (Borneo and the Philippines). Images of Taiwan include street scenes of Taipei, festivals and ceremonies (including celebrations of 10-10 Day, Buddha's birthday, and Lantern Festival), temples, villages and agriculture, boats and harbors, artwork and shrines, carving, construction, markets, bridges, and a cemetery. The collection also includes images of the Acropolis of Athens, the Taj Mahal and other structures in India, historical structures and the harbor in Istanbul, markets and vendors in west Pakistan, and Wat Benchamabophit and Wat Arun in Thailand, ancient structures in Baʻlabakk (Lebanon), St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai) and a parade and ceremonies in Egypt.
Biographical/Historical note:
Dr. Robert E. Kuntz (1916-2003) was a parasitologist for the U.S. Navy and the Southwest Research Foundation. After earning his MS in zoology from Oklahoma University and Ph.D. in parasitology from the University of Michigan, he joined the United States Navy in 1943. He was a parasitologist and medical entomologist with the Naval Medical Research Institute and then Chairman of the department of parasitology at the Southwest Foundation for Research and Education, a position that brought him into contact with groups in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In 1964, Kuntz retired from the Navy as a captain. He wrote hundreds of publications and his photographs have been reproduced in textbooks, National Geographic Magazine, and other publications.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 2003-25
Reproduction Note:
Modern prints made from original negatives by Smithsonian Institution, 1987.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Kuntz's field notes are held in the Smithsonian Institutuion Archives in the Field Book Project, SIA Acc. 12-254.
Taiwanese fish skins collected by Kuntz held in the anthropology collections of the NAtional Museum of Natural History, accession 231999.
Photo Lot 2003-25, Robert E. Kuntz photographs of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Social fabrics inscribed textiles from Medieval Egyptian tombs edited by Mary McWilliams and Jochen Sokoly ; with contributions by Robin Hanson, Mary McWilliams, Meredith Montague, Nasser Rabbat, Jochen Sokoly, David Stern, Katherine M. Taronas, Julie H. Wertz, Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, and Meredyth Lynn Winter
Davies, R. E. G. (Ronald Edward George) Search this
Container:
Box 134, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1970s
Scope and Contents:
Yemen Airways Corporation - Douglas DC-6C (DC-6A with Seats)
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0604, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Middle East - Airlines of the Gulf [Folder 1 of 2]
Collection Creator:
Davies, R. E. G. (Ronald Edward George) Search this
Container:
Box 71, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1970-2010
Scope and Contents:
Abu Dhabi, Aden/Yemen, Bahrain Air, Gulf
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0604, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Davies, R. E. G. (Ronald Edward George) Search this
Container:
Box 71, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1938-2010
Scope and Contents:
Oman, Palestine, Qatar, RAK, Saudi Arabia (not Saudia), Syria, Yemen
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0604, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
101 Yemeni Folkloric Dance Group / Yemeni Folkloric Dance Group.
102 Afro-American Gospel / Andre Woods, Chosen (Musical group).
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0234
General:
YEMENI FOLKLORIC DANCE GROUP; REVEREND WOODS AND THE CHOSEN YEMENI FOLKLORIC DANCE TROUP; AFRO-AMERICAN GOSPEL 1 OF 4
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
103 Yemeni Folkloric Dance Group / Yemeni Folkloric Dance Group.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0242
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
101 Yemeni Folkloric Dance Group / Yemeni Folkloric Dance Group.
102 Afro-American Gospel / Andre Woods, Chosen (Musical group).
103 Michigan Blues / Eddie Burns.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0243
General:
YEMENI FOLKLORIC DANCE GROUP; AFRO-AMERICAN GOSPEL MUSIC; MICHIGAN BLUES 2 OF 4
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Previously released material, p1971-1999. Program notes and song texts in English and French (19 p.) inserted in container. Compact disc.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Listening only. No Duplication Allowed.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Co.te d'ivoire: Music of a guardian spirit (3:52) --Benin: Music in praise of Oru Suru (4:16) --Niger: Pakapaka (1:25) --Central African Republic: Nzombi (:55) --Eci ameya (1:44) -- Sudan: Al shammasha (1:57) --Yemen: Hakfat (3:41) -- Afghanistan: Chaharrbaiti (2;43) --Badakhshan: Uyman tartur, oyimcha, takanja dandun nars (1:10) --Uzbekistan: Hafif-i saga.h (4:42) --Kurdish music: Mawai wa ragsa (4:13) -- India: Svara mandala (3:04) --Laos: Lot fay tay lang (3:07) -- Viet nam: Improvised prelud in the modal nuance Bac of the Bac mode followed by the two short pieces Binh ban van and Kim tien (3:21) --Cambodia: Bāt phléng khiong & saray andèt (3:04) --Java: Tarawangsa (4:48) --Bali: Gambang suling (4:49) --Solomon Islands: Faa ta gwouna (1:48) -- Brazil: Aije (1:54).
Track Information:
101 Côte d'ivoire: Music of a guardian spirit / Bells,Rattle (Musical instrument).
102 Benin: Music in praise of Oru Suru / Trumpet,Drum,Kakaki.
114 Viet nam: Improvised prelud in the modal nuance Bac of the Bac mode followed by the two short pieces Binh ban van and Kim tien / Bao, Va.n Khe. Tra.rn.. Dan tranh,Zither,Dan ty ba.
116 Java: Tarawangsa / Pak Supria, Pak Amat.. Kacapi (Lute),Tarawangsa (Fiddle).
117 Bali: Gambang suling / Lebah. Flute,Gong.
118 Solomon Islands: Faa ta gwouna / Panpipes.
119 Brazil: Aije.
Local Numbers:
UNESCO.8105
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Paris, France Audivis 1971
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Brazil, Solomon Islands, Bali (Indonesia : Province), Indonesia, Java (Indonesia), Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Kurdistan, Uzbekistan, BadakhshaÕon (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, Central African Republic, Niger, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire.
General:
Commercial
Compact disc. Compilation of music recorded worldwide, songs sung in their original languages. Previously released. Program notes in English and French (14 p.) inserted in container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. SI Permission.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
