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Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Part 2: Basketry, Stone, Wood, and Metals (1961)

1961 · Short film · 10 min

Synopsis

Revised version of the motion picture entitled Arts and crafts Views of modern-day Mexico that stretch back into antiquity. Pictures the intricate labor of basket and hammock weaving, the care employed by the wood carver and guitar maker, the silverwork of Taxco, the art of glassmaking, and the lacquerwork of the Mexican Indians Collaborator, Daniel F. Rubin de la Borbolla

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Running time
10 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

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