Highland Chontal ethnohistory materials

Mss.Rec.66

Date: 1968 | Size: 4 reel(s)

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Abstract

Field recordings made in San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) in the September of 1968, with consultants Damian Flores (age 25), Clemente Zarate (47), and Porfirio Nicolas Flores (90). Folkloric, ethnohistorical, and autobiographical stories and discussions, some in Spanish only, some in Highland Chontal only.

Digital objects note

This collection contains digital materials that are available in the APS Digital Library. Links to these materials are provided with context in the inventory of this finding aid. A general listing of digital objects may also be found here.

Collection Information

Physical description

4 sound tape reels (2 hr., 58 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, half track, mono ; 3 in.

Processing information

Collection digitized and cataloged by Brian Carpenter during the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded audio digitization project, 2008-2014.

Related material

Translations of the recordings, as well as related Highland Chontal manuscript material by the collector, are available in the Phillips Fund Collection (Mss.497.3.Am4).

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Sound recordings

Subject(s)

Chontal Indians -- Economic conditions
Chontal Indians -- Folklore
Chontal Indians -- Medicine
Chontal Indians -- Religion
Highland Chontal language
San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) -- History

Detailed Inventory

Tape 1			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
01-01 Flores, Damian. Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Account of the religious conversion of a young man	1968-09-06	00:26:00	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
"This is an account of the religious conversion of a young man who describes in detail the customs of his former Folk-Catholic religion." Predominantly in Spanish. General physical description: 00:26:00 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Chontal Indians -- Religion Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12598
01-02 Flores, Damian. Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Account of a folk doctor and his curing methods	1968-09-09	00:29:21	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
"The same young man describes the activities of a folk doctor and the means he uses to cure people." Predominantly in Spanish. General physical description: 00:29:21 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Chontal Indians -- Medicine Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12601
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02-01 Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Zarate, Clemente. Account of how original sin entered the world, how dogs were created, and why the Chontals are poorer than foreigners	1968-09-04	00:33:04	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
"An older man describes how original sin entered the world after man was created; how dogs were created; and why the Chontals are poorer than foreigners." In Highland Chontal only. General physical description: 00:33:04 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Chontal Indians -- Economic conditions; Chontal Indians -- Religion; Adam & Eve; Highland Chontal language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12606
02-02 Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Zarate, Clemente. Account of witches in San Matias Petacaltepec	1968-09-04	00:26:38	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
"The same man describes all the witches that he can remember in San Matias and what happened to them." In Highland Chontal only. General physical description: 00:26:38 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Witchcraft; Highland Chontal language; Chontal Indians Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12609
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03-01 Flores, Porfirio Nicolas. Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Account of how dogs were created and how original sin entered the world [1 of 2]	1968-09-02	00:15:37	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Predominantly in Highland Chontal. General physical description: 00:15:37 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Adam & Eve; Highland Chontal language; Chontal Indians -- Religion Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12612
03-02 Flores, Porfirio Nicolas. Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Account of how dogs were created and how original sin entered the world [2 of 2]	1968-09-02	00:16:05	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:16:05 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Adam & Eve; Highland Chontal language; Chontal Indians -- Religion Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12616
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04-01 Flores, Porfirio Nicolas. Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Account of the history of San Matias Petacaltepec	1968-09-03	00:16:24	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:16:24 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Highland Chontal language; Chontal Indians -- History Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12620
04-02 Flores, Porfirio Nicolas. Turner, Paul R., 1929-. Account of the prices of articles and the boundaries of the village when the speaker was a boy	1968-09-03	00:14:22	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:14:22 Geographic Name(s): San Matias Petacaltepec (Oaxaca, Mexico) Subject(s): Highland Chontal language; Chontal Indians -- Economic conditions; Chontal Indians -- History Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12624