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Hawkins (Joseph) photographs of the 1996 Tagata Honen Festival
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Contributing Institution:
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Joseph Hawkins photographs of the 1996 Tagata Honen Festival
Creator:
Hawkins, Joseph R.
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2009-015
Identifier/Call Number: 125
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
3 boxes.
Date (inclusive): 1993-1996 (bulk 1996)
Date (bulk): 1996
Abstract: Photographs taken by Joseph Hawkins at the 1996 Tagata Honen Festival in Kamaki, Japan. This annual Shinto festival is a fertility
rite and a celebration of life, and its key focus is a large phallus carved from a sacred Japanese cypress tree. The collection
also includes descriptive labels from an exhibit of the photographs, mementos from the festival, and a 1993 map of Japan.
Language of Material:
English
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Joseph Hawkins received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Southern California, with a dissertation on homosexuality
in Japan. He took the photographs in this collection at the 1996 Tagata Honen Festival in Kamaki, Japan. This Shinto festival,
held annually on March 15, is a fertility rite and a celebration of life, and its key focus is a large phallus carved from
a sacred Japanese cypress tree.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the
physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that ONE
National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright
holder(s).
Gift of Joseph Hawkins, 1998.
Box #, item #, Joseph Hawkins Photographs of the 1996 Tagata Honen Festival, Coll2009-015, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives,
Los Angeles, California.
Collection processed by Stacy Wierenga, September 30, 2009.
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken at the 1996 Tagata Honen Festival in Kamaki, Japan, and descriptive
labels from an exhibit of the photographs. The collection also includes a sacred rope with pendants used in the festival,
a wooden plaque and blank journal depicting phallic effigies, and a 1993 map of Japan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fertility, human -- Japan
Festivals -- Japan
Photographs
Rites and ceremonies -- Japan
Shinto -- Customs and practices
Shinto -- Rituals