Video tape, 1981(?)
Scope and Contents
All of the images are related to Stinchecum's field research into traditional practices of fiber production and ikat weaving in Japan.
There appear to be two sets of images: 35mm color slides (575) and black and white negatives (1316). The negatives are accompanied with contact sheets and some of the negatives were also developed and printed on 5x7 paper. The 5x7 prints were grouped, presumably by Stinchecum, to illustrate various workshop practices.
Some of the negatives and slides depict the same event, such as a visit to a weaving workshop. However, there is no duplication between the negatives and the slides.
Included with the materials are printouts of a database documenting the images. The printouts include notes presumably from Stinchecum.
35mm slides are described on a 'sheet/sleeve' level. The notebooks described in Research Materials contain technical information relating to the slides.
The negatives are described per film roll.
Dates
- 1981(?)
Conditions Governing Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
From the Collection: 8 Cubic Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
Japanese
Abstract
The documentary was produced by the Pola Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture. The foundation awarded a Grand Prize to the subject of the film Toshiko Taira in 1981 and produced the film documenting the traditional practice of Bashofu textile production that Ms. Taira revived in the village of Kijoka in the North part of the Okinawa island.
The documentary shows how the fiber is produced from a plant that is related to banana. It gives the step by step description of fiber processing, dying, and weaving that results in traditional ikat pattern fabrics.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital copy of the tape is available in the collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
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