MEXICO: REEDS AND PALMS Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Documentary: On Mexican Indians' use of reeds and palms. Reel 1: Shows sleeping mats, baskets and dolls made of reeds. Indians gather reeds along the Lerma River. Illustrated step-by-step process of making sleeping mats, or petates; displays tiny horse and rider made from short reeds. Reel 2: Palms growing in the Sierra Madre. Marketplace; vendors braid palm leaves into strips and weave strips into hats.

Collection

Harmon Foundation Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups