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"Gypsy Funeral Customs"
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1969
This file contains two copies of Sanderson's paper, 'Gypsy Funeral Customs', offprinted from 'Folklore', volume 80 (Autumn 1969), pp. 181-187. The paper discusses the death and funeral customs practis...
Trailing for Bonfire Wood
1967
Copy of a photograph of a group of children, young and old, collecting (or trailing for) bonfire wood, Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). Stone cottages, and the ruins of Bolton Castle are visible in the b...
Sound Recording, [United States]
Wilson, David L
8 March 1972
Peter Trigillis and Carol Faulb, recorded by themselves for David Wilson, talking about American university and college campus folklore: campus services; black students; co-ed. fraternity/sorority - U...
Swedish Wedding Costume
March 1965
Traditional wedding costume from Leksand (Sweden), from the exhibition of peasant costumes at the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm . The costume consists of a red bodice with white blouse, and a blue skir...
Easter Witch
April 1965
Young girl dressed up as an Easter Witch, Hög (Varmlands Lan, Sweden). Her costume consists of a head scarf, skirt and apron, boots, yellow embroidered shawl, and a basket. Many Swedish children dr...
Easter Witch
April 1965
Young boy dressed up as an Easter Witch, Vastra Bon (Varmlands Lan, Sweden). His costume consists of a head scarf, brightly patterned apron, and boots. Many Swedish children dress up as witches on E...
Human Life
1962-1980
This subseries contains items relating to aspects of human life, focussing on childhood, marriage and death. This includes a survey of perceptions of menstrual bleeding conducted for the World Health ...
Getting Married: An Ethnographic and Bibliographic Study
Neale, Brenda Ann
1985
This Ph.D. thesis is divided into two parts. Part One, The Study of Ritual, describes theoretical foundations, theoretical developments and urban ritual studies. Part Two, Getting Married, includes ch...
Plough Stotts [Stots]
Ward, Olive
[1968-1969]
Copy of a photograph taken in 1937 of children (in costume and with a plough) participating in the Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots], Goathland (North Yorkshire). The teamster holds a whip.
Five Aspects of Woman in North-West Galician Rural Society
Davenport, H
1975
M.A. thesis (School of Special Studies in Spanish) on certain roles of the woman within rural society in the north-west region of Galicia. Chapters cover the physical geographical and social condition...
Some Aspects of Bakossi Rituals
Alobwede D'Epie, Charles
1974
M.A. dissertation on the ritual life of the Bakossi tribe in south-western Cameroon. The rituals are presented in the light of Bakossi original beliefs and thinking, that is, they are described as the...
Mischief Night: An Enquiry into its Origins and Traditions
O'Donnell, Jane
1963
Study of the Mischief Night calendar custom, looking at where it is celebrated, how far it extends over Northern England, whether it is predominantly an urban or rural custom, and whether its occurren...