"What In The World" 2 (ca. 1952)
Category: Educational
Length: 23:18
| Film Description | All rights are reserved by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum). Any use of the footage in productions is forbidden unless rights have been secured by contacting the Penn Museum Archives at (215) 898-8304, or email photos@pennmuseum.org. This film and all of the films in the Penn Museum collection are copyrighted by the Penn Museum, and are not in the public domain. PRODUCER: WCAU TV (CBS, Philadelphia) HOST: Dr. Froelich Rainey PANELISTS: -Dr. Carleton Coon - expert on the Middle East; anthropologist; winner of Viking Medal for psychical anthropology - Dr. Myron Smith - Library of Congress; chairman for the committee on Islamic Culture; architect of Middle East -Dr. Schuyler Cammann - expert on the far East; author SHOTLIST: Item #1 Imitation of a Spanish helmet found in the Philippines made by the Moros; "war-like people" of the Philippines brass; Moros copied the structure; used in both battle and ceremonially purposes; from the island of Mindanao (southern Philippines); made in the 19th century; comes from the American Museum in New York Item #2 Persia; pottery tile with enamel glaze; depicting the head of a princess; taken from a palace; dated late 16th cent.; Turkish of Chinese crown on princess; from the city of Isfahan in Iran;once the capital of Iran; declined after 1800 when the Afghans attacked; comes from Philadelphia Museum of Art Item #3 Marble head; Greek god Dionysus; wears a wreath of grape leaves signifying the god of wine; 2nd cent. A.D.; Roman revile of the Greek; drill holes in leaves to make indentation of the grape leaves; Hellenistic; from Italy; Item #4 Brass figurine representing a horse with a rider and a shield; comes from Western Africa of the Ashanti people; dated in time in the late 19th century; the Gold Coast; might have been used as a weight; resembling the Arabic(?); area put great force against European colonization Item #5 Glazed pottery cup found in Nipur (now in Iraq); 5th century AD; Parthian style; classic profile; Item#6 Wood carving of a man with seal on his back; made by Indians from southern parts of the NW coast North America; late 19th or 20th century; cedar wood; from Alaska(?); hare seal or sea lion; |
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