Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Jones, James C. (James Clyde), 1944-
- See more items in
- 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
- 1979 February 20-22
- Container
- Box 2, Sheet 21-22
- 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 24 [24.1-24.36] notes provided by James Jones. February 20- February 22, 1979 2. Gualusa plant in court of Belén; plant does not flower. Note the large heart-shaped leaves. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 3. Marcelito Rivero, Ignacito's grandson (and son of Rodrigo & Niva), in his machetero attire. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 4. Marcelito Rivero, Ignacito's grandson (and son of Rodrigo & Niva), in his machetero attire. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 5. Marcelito Rivero, Ignacito's grandson (and son of Rodrigo & Niva), in his machetero attire. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 6. Ignacito Rivero, doña Orlanda, marcelito (their grandson). San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 7. Luésa, niñera (she cleans for marcelito; her mother the cook at the house) at Rivero house. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 8. RESTRICTED. Petrona and her baby, Juan Pablo; Petrona works at Rivero house and is niece of Horacio Semani. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 9. Doña Angela with daughter Luesa; the former the cook at Rivero house, the latter the niñera. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 20. 10. "Mama Felicia,"" (I interviewed her) desgraundo maíz. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 11. "Mama Felicia,"" desgraundo maíz. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 12. The "custodia": (of Jesuit era) formerly used every Sunday, now only for carnavales and certain días de fiesta. Large ostia cake put inside disc to be addressed through rezos and adoracíon. The ostia represents the Señor, and the disc with ostia (or sometimes without ostia) referred to by Indian as el Santísimo. Metal seems to be alloy of silver and gold. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 13. Closer view of disc of cutordia (see #11) where ostia kept. The "custodia" from the Jesuit era. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 14. Base of #11. 1979 February 21. 15. Depósito del Sacramento. Used on Jueves Santo to guardar la ostia; se coloca al altar mayor. Es de plata. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 16. Top of depósito of #14; the angel is poised atop a large bird. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 17. Another angel figure of #14. 1979 February 21. 18. Yet another angel figure of #14. 1979 February 21. 19. Church bells of San Ignacio, forged in Jesuit times in Beni. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 20. Church bells of San Ignacio, forged in Jesuit times in Beni. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 21. Church bells of San Ignacio, forged in Jesuit times in Beni. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 22. Church bells of San Ignacio, forged in Jesuit times in Beni. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 23. Church bells of San Ignacio, forged in Jesuit times in Beni. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 24. Cross on plaza of San Ignacio, taken through bell niches. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 25. Cross on plaza of San Ignacio, taken through bell niches. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 21. 26. New capilla at cemetary in San Ignacio on morning of dedication. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 27. New capilla at cemetary in San Ignacio on morning of dedication. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 28. New capilla at cemetary in San Ignacio on morning of dedication. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 29. Mural of new capilla in San Ignacio; pintor: Ona Muñoz from Trinidad. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 30. Alcaldesa (Neli Vélaz de Abularach) with family members at dedication ceremony for new capilla. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 31. Alcaldesa (Neli Vélaz de Abularach) and official mayor ("Papi" Santa Cruz) at ceremony to dedicate new capilla at cemetary. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 32. A carretón passes along road in distance. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 33. Padre Alfonso with Mariano Yaca, sacristán mayor, as they prepare for dedication ceremony at new capilla. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 34. Padre Alfonso commences the dedication ceremony at new capilla with sign of the cross. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 35. Ignacito Rivero gives dedication speech at new capilla of San Ignacio. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 36. Ignacito Rivero, Padre Alfonso with sacristanes, as Ignacito ends his dedication speech. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22. 37. Caraitana brass band of San Ignacio plays at conclusion of ceremony to dedicate the new capilla. To right stands the local comandante de la Policía montada here. San Ignacio de Moxos. 1979 February 22.
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- Record ID
- ebl-1674240600663-1674240601038-1
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