Silent Broadcast Videocassettes: Joseph Towles and Colin Turnbull, 1954-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes silent broadcast videocassettes, compiled from original Towles/Turnbull footage on 8mm, 16mm, and super 8mm tape consisting of Mbuti pygmy film study, 1954-1972. Footage shot in DRC, Epulu, Ituri forest and documents various aspects of village subsistence and the initiation rituals, such as nkumbi and elima. Also includes footage shot in Uganda, such as Murchinson Falls National Park, Towles' compound in Kinshasa.
User copies in box 47. Originals housed at the Smithsonian. Detailed index from Smithsonian in repository.
Dates
- Creation: 1964-1986
Creator
- From the Collection: Towles, Joseph A. (Person)
- From the Collection: Turnbull, Colin M. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English
Conditions Governing Access
Originals of the film studies are housed at the Smithsonian. VHS user copies are available for Avery researchers.
Extent
From the Series: 10.25 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
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