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John and Naomi Bishop collection

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Object Details

sova.hsfa.1987.07
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9fc221701-0345-491a-9b56-8cc341aa0944
Creator
Bishop, Naomi Hawes
Bishop, John Melville
Place
Asia
North America
Malemchigāon (Nepal)
New England
Topic
Music
Provenance
Received in multiple accessions from John and Naomi Bishop. Initial accessions of the Melamchi films were received in 1987 and 1990, and additional groups of material were received in 2002, 2008, and 2017.
Creator
Bishop, Naomi Hawes
Bishop, John Melville
Culture
Helambu Sherpa (Nepalese people)
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Sponsor
Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Extent
Film reels (color sound, 16mm)
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Linear feet
Date
1977-2009
Archival Repository
Human Studies Film Archives
Identifier
HSFA.1987.07
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Sound films
Citation
John and Naomi Bishop collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution 
Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form
Sound films
Video recordings
Scope and Contents
Edited films, outtakes, stills, and narration tracks by John and Naomi Bishop. Includes footage shot in the village of Melamchi, Nepal, for the film Himalayan Herders. Supplementary material: Supplementary materials: audio tapes, 35mm slides, black-and-white stills. Annotatations (recorded narratives) are by John Bishop, documentary filmmaker, Naomi Bishop, anthropologist, John Homiak, Human Studies Film Archives and Nogabu, cultural informant from Melamchi. Footage complements [Melemchi Village, 1989]. 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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
HSFA.1987.07
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9fc221701-0345-491a-9b56-8cc341aa0944
HSFA.1987.07
HSFA
Record ID
ebl-1633046450545-1633046450547-0

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