ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MEXICO; THE RED POTTERY OF TZINTZUNTZAN Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

INSTRUCTIONAL FILM: Shows step-by-step process as Tarascan Indians make pottery in Tzintzuntzan, Mexico. Reel 1: Views of Tzintzuntzan include 16th century Spanish church. Potter and his family gather red clay and transport it by burro. Indians crush, grind, and knead clay by hand. Reel 2: Man molds pot, boy polishes it, man adds design, and fires it in kiln.

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