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Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)

This clip is Reel 2, Part 3 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MEXICO; THE RED POTTERY OF TZINTZUNTZAN Reel 2 · Part 3

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.

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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

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Date
1946-01-01
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2:44