Cambodian Dramatic Dances
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1989.2.1
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947
label: Collection Creator
content: Holmes, Burton, 1870-1958
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content: Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (25 minutes, silent black-and-white; 546 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film documents an ancient Cambodian dance of Hindu origin which was performed at Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat into the first half of this century. Dances illustrate two popular legends: Prince Chey Chet and the jealousy between his two wives, Suvinchar and Surya and the story of Prea Somut and Princess Butsumali.