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Mary Elmendorf's Footage of the Chan Kom Maya, Yucatan, Mexico, 1970, 1971, and 1976. CA-90.8.1-1 et 2. Mary Lindsay Elmendorf, anthropologue, réal

Elmendorff, Mary Linday [1917-..] 1970

Available at 33MQB MQB  Magasin  (DVD-004747.1 )

  • Title:
    Mary Elmendorf's Footage of the Chan Kom Maya, Yucatan, Mexico, 1970, 1971, and 1976. CA-90.8.1-1 et 2. Mary Lindsay Elmendorf, anthropologue, réal
  • Author: Elmendorff, Mary Linday [1917-..]
  • Subjects: Mayas -- Rites et cérémonies -- DVD;
    Mayas -- Moeurs et coutumes -- DVD;
    Yucatán (péninsule) -- DVD;
    Archives audiovisuelles;
    Films ethnographiques -- DVD -- Mexique
  • Description: Footage documenting significant features of ritual and daily life in the settlement of Chan Kom, the Maya village first studied by anthropologist Robert Redfield. Included are scenes of a "hand washing" ceremony known in Mayan as tzicil in which parents welcome and ritually express their gratitude to the godparents of a young child; a chac-chaac ceremony which is held at some distance from the village to bring rain; offerings of balche to the gods; and gremios, akin to trade union fraternities, in which different families are entitled to carry specially decorated candles in ceremonial processions. Archive filmique numérisée par la Smithsonian Institution (Human Studies Film Archives)
    Guide de la collection Human Studies Film Archives
    http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=mary+elmendorf
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution, 1970
  • Creation Date: 1970
  • Format: 1 DVD (1 h 10 min) : coul., video, muet.
  • Language: English
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