National Anthropological Film Center films of Afghanistan
name: label: Creator
content: Asch, Timothy, 1932-1994
label: Creator
content: Asch, Patsy
label: Creator
content: National Anthropological Film Center (U.S.)
label: Creator
content: Balikci, Asen, 1929-
label: Creator
content: Cusiel, Ingrid
label: Creator
content: Shapiro, Nesya
label: Creator
content: Boyko, Eugene
label: Creator
content: National Film Board of Canada
place: label: Place
content: South Asia
label: Place
content: Afghanistan
topic: label: Topic
content: Nomads
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Transferred in multiple accessions: Pashtoon Nomad Research Film Project (accession 1975-006) was transferred from the National Human Studies Film Center in 1982; 
Rivalry Training Among the Pashtoon  (accession 1986-013) was transferred from the National Anthropological Film Center in 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: Asch, Timothy, 1932-1994
label: Creator
content: Asch, Patsy
label: Creator
content: National Anthropological Film Center (U.S.)
label: Creator
content: Balikci, Asen, 1929-
label: Creator
content: Cusiel, Ingrid
label: Creator
content: Shapiro, Nesya
label: Creator
content: Boyko, Eugene
label: Creator
content: National Film Board of Canada
culture: label: Culture
content: Pushtuns
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Anthropological Film Center films of Afghanistan
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound, 16mm)
label: Extent
content: Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1975-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1986.13AFG
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
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: Sound films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Film film record and edited film, Rivalry Training Among the Pashtoon, from an effort to document the full range of pastoral nomadic activities of the Pashtoon (Pakhtun) nomads of northeastern Afghanistan. The project was a joint effort of the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Film Center and the National Film Board of Canada.

Supplementary materials: photographs, correspondence, film logs, grant application materials, and administrative and production documents.

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