John Emigh films of Indian performing arts
name: label: Creator
content: Emigh, John
place: label: Place
content: South Asia
label: Place
content: Odisha (India)
label: Place
content: Rajasthan (India)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musical instruments
label: Topic
content: Martial arts
label: Topic
content: Puppets
label: Topic
content: Puppeteers
label: Topic
content: Masks
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Comedy
label: Topic
content: Festivals
label: Topic
content: Rites and ceremonies
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from John Emigh in 1984.
creator: label: Creator
content: Emigh, John
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content: John Emigh films of Indian performing arts
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (8 hours, color sound)
label: Extent
content: Videocassettes (5 hours, color sound)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1984.02
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Videocassettes
label: Type
content: Sound films
label: Type
content: Video recordings
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Film and video of masked dance performances of East India and Hajari Bhand, a former court jester and street performer of Rajasthan.  Collection includes sound recordings.

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