Nepal 1957 Reel 2 of 44
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:33
| Film ID | F16-0106 |
| Film Description | Reel 2 of 44 Unedited travelogue Katmandu region Cat. Reel 106 1957: Reel 2: Nepal. February 16-17. Around Kathmandu. Holy man. Monkeys visiting pipe. Digging clay for bricks. Kiln. Cremation. Stone-breaking yard. Holy man. Shrine. Cooking. Pottery; formed from inside. Holy man and shrine. Boys ceremony. Holy man and shrine. Temple. Stone hammerers. Portable shrine. Painting and temple. Very nice many-armed wood carving. Temple. Weaving. Girls' ceremony. Pottery. Portable shrine: black. Cremation and white skull - (round white object is skull which dropped as body was "stirred up" to hasten burning). |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Kathmandu, Nepal, Funerary rites |
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