- Collection:
- Online Oral Histories
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Joseph F. Johns, February 28, 2005
- Creator:
- Johns, Joseph F.
- Publisher:
- Valdosta, Ga. : Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections
- Date of Original:
- 2005-02-28
- Subject:
- Oral histories
Sound recordings
Peabody (Mass.)
McRae (Ga.)
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Indians of North America
Shamans
Indian masks
Turpentining
Turpentine industry and trade - People:
- Johns, Joseph F., 1928-2020
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Telfair County, McRae, 32.06795, -82.9007
United States, Massachusetts, Essex County, Peabody, 42.52787, -70.92866 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
Sound - Format:
- application/pdf
audio/mpeg - Description:
- Oral history interview with Joseph F. Johns "Cayoni," February 28, 2005. Peabody (Mass.). Fieldworker: Laurie Sommers. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Fieldworker note: Contacted Joseph Johns by phone through referral from his younger brother, Bobby Johns, initially in reference to turpentine research. Conducted interviews by phone and then received handwritten answers to questions about turpentine, and materials on his artwork, by mail. Included is photo of mask for Green Corn Ceremony. Symbolism cannot be revealed outside the culture. "Cayoni" means "bad weather." Interview audio for January 16, 2005 missing. Handwritten notes from interview available on request.
- Metadata URL:
- https://hdl.handle.net/10428/5447
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- PRJ1014
076 - Holding Institution:
- Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections
- Rights:
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