Mbuti Field Notes and Related Materials: Colin Turnbull, 1954-1962

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes Turnbull's field notes and related materials regarding the Mbuti from his 1954 and 1957-1958 trips to the DRC. Kept in original order, details Mbuti social structure (law and politics), environment, life stages (birth, marriage, death), rituals (nkumbi circumcision ritual, elima menstruation ritual, molimo spiritual ritual), music, villager-Mbuti relations, etc. Includes related research (articles and notes by Turnbull and others), maps and diagrams, and Turnbull's inventory of reel to reel field recordings (1954-1961) [see Audio-Visual and Other Materials series].

Dates

Creation: 1954-1972

Creator

From the Collection: Towles, Joseph A. (Person)
From the Collection: Turnbull, Colin M. (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material is in English

Access Restrictions

This collection has restrictions to access. For more information, please read the collection inventory or contact the Avery Research Center: (843) 953-7609.