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Maragoli (Outtakes, RF 1-2)

Collection Creator:
Nichols, Sandra  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1976
Scope and Contents:
Outtakes from the edited film includes footage of a funeral and burial at a local Christian church and shots of a homestead surrounded by a banana grove and fields of corn. Shots of the funeral include communal hymn singing, the pallbearers lowering coffin, and eulogizing by a preacher. At the ceremony the spiritual "We will gather at the river" is sung in Swahili. Shots around the homestead depict hoeing in adjacent field, cattle grazing, and an interview with residents about economic activities, family support, and aging.

Credits: Ssennyonga, Joseph (Social Anthropologist) Strasburg, Ivan (Cameraman) McDuffie, Michael (Soundman)

Legacy Keywords: Animal husbandry ; Funerals death mourning ; Pallbearers coffin ; Graves flowers covering ; Preaching eulogizing ; Singing prayer ; Churches ; Houses households ; Agriculture maize ; Migration ; Tillage hoeing ; Bachelors ; Hymns Independent churches ; Language and culture ; Music
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1978.2.1 (RF 1-2)
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Sandra Nichols collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc97657b08e-e835-4c21-8b88-5e1957299b7f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-2012-05-ref2

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