Ethiopia 1969 Reel 30 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:29
| Film ID | F16-0373 |
| Film Description | Reel 30 of 65 Unedited travelogue Harrar Jijiga ShotlistReel 30 of 65Unedited travelogue Harrar Cat. Reel 373 1969: Reel 30: Ethiopia. April 22-23. Harar. Jijiga. Domesticated bee hive under eave of Tukul. Stone hitching Dost. Storage jars in Tukul. Woven straw basket: verv dark interior. Gourd with attached cap. Market scenes (Harar Kotolcho village): women in colorful clothing, Sheltered grain market. Salt. Soap. , Crucible used by silversmith. The motions of pouring molten silver into mold. Wire drawing: rotating log drum pulls chain that pulls silver slug through die Swinging the silver using hammer on anvil held in inverted tree fork. Posts that hold drawing die. Chain and the drawing shaft that pulls wire through die. Drawing post: grooves hold die (cu). Die (a mechanic's drill gauge) motions of wire-drawing. Silver being pulled through die* note clamping tongs, chain. Chain being wound on shaft. Silver filigree bracelet. Market traffic (en-route to Jijiga): people carrying wood. Roadside wood and charcoal stands. Small village of thatched huts. Live turtle Boulder apparently perched on natural column. Weaver bird nests with entrance tubes: note attachment to tree branch. Tripod scales for weighing grain. Market: nearly empty. Filling skin bag from open well using rope with pail. Ken in reed-pail bucket brigade: some sing or chant to provide rhythm. Bucket brigade: view from bottom of well: note timing, (some underexposed). Bucket brigade: view along line toward well, buckets are hauled from man to man. Ditch into which water is dumped. Jijiga |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Harar, Jijiga, Silver casting, Somali people |