Name
Padma-ʾbum (Former owner)
Title
Rebgong Cham Performance; Village Celebration; Bridge Construction Ribbon-cutting
Abstract
Segment 1: Camcorder recording of ngakpa (sngags pa /སྔགས་པ་ /lay tantric practitioner) rituals for the new year in Jamo Village ཇ་མོ།, Rebgong རེབ་གོང་།, Amdo (Tongren County, Qinghai Province), in March 1997. Footage of ngakpa chanting and performing rituals, offerings of torma, and cham dance performance. -- Segment 2: Camcorder recording of village celebration in Jamo Village in Rebgong, Amdo ( Tongren County, Qinghai Province) from July 1997. Includes footage of village-wide meal preparation and eating; competitions and games; singing and recitation. -- Segment 3: Camcorder recording of ribbon-cutting ceremony for the construction of a new bridge in Jamo Village, Rebgong (Tongren) County. Followed by footage of a reception, held inside and in the courtyard of the local ngak-khang (ngakpa temple), with officials from the hydro-electric company that sponsored the bridge and inhabitants of Jamo making statements, presenting gifts (including a large painting) and making toasts.
Collection Name
Tibetan video recordings from Amdo
Archival Context
Series 3: People, Culture and Society. Box no. 1, Folder no. 9
Subjects
Tantric Buddhism; Amdo (Tibetan people); Religious life (Buddhism); Festivals; Manners and customs; Bridges; Tongren Xian (Qinghai Sheng, China)
Format
video recordings
Genre
Filmed performances; Amateur films
Origin Information
Tongren Xian (Qinghai Sheng, China)
Date
1997 July 3, 1997 July 25, 1998 August 30
Physical Description
1 video file (197 minutes)
Note
Original format: VHS
Language
Tibetan; Chinese
Library Location
C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/v8cz-tw49