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Lewis Cotlow films

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Creator
Cotlow, Lewis, 1898-1987
Place
Africa, Eastern
North America
South America
Arctic regions
Oceania
Uganda
Tanzania
Kenya
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Brazzaville)
Canada
Papua New Guinea
Topic
Chimbu (Papua New Guinean people)
Dani (New Guinean people)
Enga (Papua New Guinean people)
Medlpa (Papua New Guinean people)
Provenance
Received from Lewis Cotlow in 1978 and the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History in 1985 and 1987.
Creator
Cotlow, Lewis, 1898-1987
Culture
Inuit
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Lewis Cotlow films
Sponsor
Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Biographical / Historical
Explorer and filmmaker Lewis Cotlow directed expeditions between 1940 and 1969 while carrying the Explorers Club Flag to the Amazon, Africa, Australia, and New Guinea.
Extent
Film reels (8 hours 16 minutes, color sound; 17,400 feet, 16mm)
Linear feet
Date
1949-circa 1969
Archival Repository
Human Studies Film Archives
Identifier
HSFA.1985.11
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Sound films
Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form
Sound films
Scope and Contents
Original film, prints, elements, sound materials and associated texts from the following films produced by explorer Lewis Cotlow: SAVAGE SPLENDOR, ZANZABUKU, VANISHING AFRICA, TWIGHLIGHT OF THE PRIMITIVE, PRIMITIVE PARADISE, JUNGLE HEADHUNTERS, HIGH ARCTIC, IN SEARCH OF THE PRIMITIVE. 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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
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.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1633111215902-1633111215907-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc91afaead0-d81e-4dbf-b886-88265b4b236b

In the Collection

  • High Arctic

  • Primitive Paradise

  • Savage Splendor

  • Jungle Headhunters

  • Vanishing Africa

  • The Twilight of the Primitive

  • Zanzabuku

  • In Search of the Primitive

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