Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Jones, James C. (James Clyde), 1944-
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- James C. Jones collection from Bolivia
- James C. Jones collection from Bolivia / Series 1: Photographic slides taken in San Ignacio de Moxos, Beni, Bolivia
- Extent
- 36 Slides (photographs)
- Date
- 1978 September 24-October 3
- Container
- Box 2, Sheet 1-2
- Archival Repository
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides
- Slides (photographs)
- Collection Citation
- Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James Jones collection from Bolivia, Item Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
- Scope and Contents
- Roll 14 [14.1-14.36] notes provided by James Jones. September 24- October 3, 1978 2. The mamoré along "narrows" at low water; note the sand point protruding into the water, Between Trinidad and San Ignacio. 1978 September 24. 3. Plying the mamoré, between trinidad and San Ignacio. 1978 September 24. 4. Plying the mamoré with passanger; this is typical launch for such service. Near Trinidad. 1978 September 24. 5. Plying the mamoré alone in a canoe. Near Trinidad. 1978 September 24. 6. Plying the Mamoré; this boat heading for Guayaramerín. Near Trinidad. 1978 September 24. 7. "Ponston" with cattle docks at chute which leads from bank to corral above, near Trinidad (on Mamoré) 1978 September 24. 8. Cattle leaving the "ponston" and entering chute to climb up to corral. Near Trinidad (on mamoré). 1978 September 24. 9. Cattle leaving the "ponston" and entering chute to climb up to corral. Near Trinidad (on mamoré). 1978 September 24. 10. Cotton bushes behind pueblo house of Leandro Cartagena, Ignaciano; his wife one of the "tejedoras" of the pueblo. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 26. 11. Close up of a flower of the cotton bush above; cotton will appear where flower in in 2-3 weeks. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 26. 12. Tobacco plants behind pueblo house of Leandro Cartagena, Ignaciano. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 26. 13. Close-up of tobacco leaf of plants of #11. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 26. 14. Plack in central part of plaza in San Ignacio while commemorates the work (i.e. the plaza), San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 26. 15. "Plaza Presidente Banzer," says the plack below bust of same. The plaza bears his name; he donated towards (and appointed Neli Vélaz de Abularach, alcaldesa; she leading promoter of the plaza). 1978 September 26. 16. This plack commemorates the new "avenida" in front of church and is a tribute to the alcaldesa whose name the way bears. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 26. 17. Mask of "Ichinisiri" made of bark of bibosi tree by Horacio Semani. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 27. 18. A child in costume of "Ichinisiri"; note waist plumage of píyu. Cotume made by horacio Semani. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 27. 19. Dog of Leandro Cartagena with collar made of corn-cob sections. This is to cure "la pesta," a cough that a dog has. 1978 September 28. 20. A grain (rice) storage sack strung from cross pole of house to floor and made of cueroderes. House of Leandro Caragena. 1978 September 28. 21. Locally grown algodón that has brown paleado; the palo (very light wood) on the cotton. The basket made of "corgollo" (center rib from which the narrow/over hang) of motacú and its kind often need for storing cotton (Horacio Semani). San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 30. 22. Algodón in form of elongated cylainder that is ready for spinning. Basket of same material as that of # 20. House of Horacio Semani. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 30. 23. Elongated basket (of mutacú as above) to accommodate the spindle ("huso"). The black spindle is of chanta palm (color material), the lighter one of wood of gabetillo. The "hilandero" (for spinning) is of perea wood; in this the spindles roll. Note the forteros (whorls, or "flywheels") as the spindles. The basket, as there above, is of cogollo de motacú. (House of Horacio Semani). San Ignacio de Moxos. 1978 September 30. 24. Río Apére just above Puerto San Borya (wher highway to San Borja crosses river) in late afternoon sun. 1978 October 2. 25. Indian family in canoe going up río Apére to their home. 1978 October 2. 26. Indian family in canoe going up río Apére to their home. 1978 October 2. 27. Indian family in canoe going up río Apére to their home. Though note the cuerros fleeing as the canoe approaches. 1978 October 2. 28. Indian family in canoe going up río Apére to their home. 1978 October 2. 29. A "mate" (type of gourd) that has been split long diagonally. Has many uses- e.g., water dipper, seed dippet, etc. At house of Gilberto Malala, Ignaciano, along río Apére. 1978 October 3. 30. "Mate" (gourds) planted in steep river bank at house of Gilberto Malala along río Apére. 1978 October 3. 31. Another "Mate", this one used to store seeds. Note the cap that detaches. At house of Gilberto Malala along río Apére. 1978 October 3. 32. Three "cascos" (canoes) along río Apére, of kind used her abouts. 1978 October 3. 33. A house built atop raised earth. This platform made by cutting around loma del cepe. House of Gilverto Malala along río Apére. 1978 October 3. 34. Capybara, an aquatic rodent very comon along rivers and highway cunetas her about. Along río Apére. 1978 October 3. 35. Capybara, an aquatic rodent very comon along rivers and highway cunetas her about. Along río Apére. 1978 October 3. 36. A "bufeo" (delfín) just above water surface in 2 "remauso" of río Apére. 1978 October 3. 37. The "tachacá," a fish about a foot long, that we find struggling at waters edge; its trying to escape palometa (piraña) that hve already removed a chunk from its back. Along río Apére. 1978 October 3
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- Record ID
- ebl-1674240600663-1674240601033-1
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