Laura Boulton film collection, Asia ; AS-87.9.11-1 à AS-87.9.11-15
Film et Vidéo
- Auteurs : Boulton Laura (1899-1980) ;
- Editeurs : [Washington, D.C.] Smithsonian Institution ;
- Date d'édition : 1950
- Sujets : Ethnologie -- DVD -- Asie, Danse, Temples, Masques, Rituel, Sanctuaires, Paysannerie, Katmandou (Népal) -- Conditions rurales -- DVD, Asie, Archives audiovisuelles, Films ethnographiques
- Langue(s) : Langues non codées
- Description matérielle : 3 DVD (6 h), : Silent, coul., video
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Human studies Film Archives-Smithsonian Institution, : Asia.
Notes
Guide de la collection Human Studies Film Archives ; Http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=Laura+Boulton+film+collection%2C+Asia
Résumé
Footage shot at various locations in Asia including Tibet, Nepal, India, Thailand, Korea, and Taiwan. Key points of ethnographic and historical interest include: musicians and bhanchum (masked dance performance) at Boudhanath with the Chini Lama (Tibet); temple complexes of Kathmandu including Buddhist shrine at Swayambu, Chandra Norian and Pashi Paddi temples, various Rana wedding scenes, and daily life of Newar and Tamang peoples (Nepal); scenes in the Nilgiri hills (Orissa Province, India) depicting the lifeways of the Todas; spectacle of the Purna Kumba Mela in New Delhi (India); ratrei (mobile Hindu shrine) pulled through the streets; a royal state procession in Bangkok (Thailand); shots of refugee camps and United States troops in Korea; and scenes in Taiwan and Formosa showing military preparedness for possible invasion by the Communist Chinese. Archive filmique numérisée par la Smithsonian Institution (Human Studies Film Archives)