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[Historical films: American Indians]
- Title
- [Historical films: American Indians] [videorecording].
- Publication
- 1897-1903.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZIDVD 5-266 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZHB 4-2463 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (9 min.) : si., b&w.; 4 3/4 in.
- Subjects
- Circle dances
- Indian dance > North America
- Eagle dance, Pueblo
- Motion pictures > Circle dance
- Motion pictures > Wand dance, Pueblo Indians
- Indian dance > West Indies
- Motion pictures > Buck dance
- Stick dances
- Men's dances
- Walpapi dance
- Motion pictures > March of prayer and entrance of the dancers
- Motion pictures > Eagle dance, Pueblo Indians
- Motion pictures > West Indian girls in native dance
- Buck dance (Dance)
- Pueblo dance
- Snake dances > Walpapi
- Motion pictures > Parade of snake dancers before the dance
- Dance > West Indies
- Motion pictures > Moki snake dance by Wolpi [Walpapi] Indians
- Note
- Eight short films from the Historical Films Paper Print Collection in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress.
- Producers: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (no. 1, Buck dance); Thomas A. Edison (no. 2-8)
- System Details (note)
- DVD.
- Contents
- CONTENTS: Buck dance. (1898) Summary: American Indians are seated on the ground in a circle around male dancers. -- Circle dance. (1897) Summary: A ritual dance performed by American Indians in which approximately fifty males, with their backs to the camera, form a slowly revolving circle. -- Eagle dance, Pueblo Indians. (1898) Summary: An Indian chief with a full-feathered war bonnet executes a step-and-a-half dance, watched by about twenty other Indians. -- The march of prayer and entrance of the dancers. (1901) Summary: Walpapi Indians, in ceremonial dress, perform the preliminaries to a snake dance. -- Moki snake dance by Wolpi [Walpapi] Indians. (1901) Summary: Excerpt of the snake dance. -- Parade of snake dancers before the dance. (1901) Summary: Walpapi Indians, in ceremonial dress, prepare for snake dance. -- Wand dance, Pueblo Indians. (1898) Summary: A group of Pueblo Indians execute various steps as they encircle a man beating a drum. Some Indians wear full feathers, some have no headdress, but each brandishes a stick. -- West Indian girls in native dance. (1903) Summary: Five women dance in a wooded locale.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-266
- OCLC
- NYPY926033159-F
- Title
- [Historical films: American Indians] [videorecording].
- Imprint
- 1897-1903.
- System Details
- DVD.
- Local Subject
- Indian dance -- North America.Pueblo dance.Walpapi dance.Indian dance -- West Indies.Men's dances.Circle dances.Eagle dance, Pueblo.Snake dances -- Walpapi.Stick dances.Motion pictures. Buck dance.Motion pictures. Circle dance.Motion pictures. Eagle dance, Pueblo Indians.Motion pictures. March of prayer and entrance of the dancers.Motion pictures. Moki snake dance by Wolpi [Walpapi] Indians.Motion pictures. Parade of snake dancers before the dance.Motion pictures. West Indian girls in native dance.Motion pictures. Wand dance, Pueblo Indians.Dance -- West Indies.
- Added Author
- Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931. ProducerAmerican Mutoscope and Biograph Company.Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-266*MGZHB 4-2463 additional copy, 1 reel, 16mm, 212 feet.