Phillip Zarrilli films of South Indian martial and performing arts
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1985.13.1
name: label: Creator
content: Zarrilli, Phillip B., 1947-2020
place: label: Place
content: South Asia
label: Place
content: India
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Phillip Zarilli in 1985.
creator: label: Creator
content: Zarrilli, Phillip B., 1947-2020
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Film reels (1 hour 50 minutes, color sound silent; 2200 feet, S8mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1977-1983
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Previously titled "South Indian Martial and Performing Arts 1977, 1980 and 1983."
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1985.13
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Silent films
label: Type
content: Sound films
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Full film record documents a number of martial arts forms found in south India. Included are the velakali, martial dance of Kerala; the oacchirakali, mock-combat ritual enactment of Kerala; the kalarippayattu, Kerala martial art; and alternate styles of south Indian martial arts including the "southern style" kalarippayattu and silambam.

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