Ethiopia 1969 Reel 15 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:04
| Film ID | F16-0358 |
| Film Description | Reel 15 of 65 Unedited travelogue Axum Mt. Abune Penteleon Adi Matri Adi Akrai ShotlistReel 15 of 65Unedited travelogue Axum Mt. Abune Penteleon Adi Matri Adi Akrai Cat. Reel 358 1969: Reel 15: Ethiopia. April 1. Aksum. Mt. Abune Penteleon [?] Abba Pantelewon. Adi Matri [?]. Stone houses. Stone church of Abune Penteleon,or Abba Pantelewon[?]on a hill Stone houses. Stone bell. Priest with cross. Donkey, foot tethered. Two paintings inside Abune Penteleon Church.or Abba Pantelewon [?] Huts in compounds: view from the church. Priest, people, ceremoniously walking around women's church. 9 scenes from modern paintings in women's church. Stone steps up hillside to church Views of church from steps. Musical instruments in a shop: string, bridge, stone resonating chamber, thongs. Six-stringed musical instrument. Paintings for sale. Trees in a termite hill (en-route to Gondar from Axum). Horses or mules on way to market. Termite nest (cu). Adi Matri market: open air (pan shot). Very young merchant. Spinning: woman with two bobbins. Cooking: concave iron pan, batter, fire. Honey hives (usually made of tree bark). People en-route to market. Farm. Distant huts. At Market at Adi Akrai [?] Food on stone platform. Balance scales for grain. Woman, donkey, gourds. Rows of water drums. Gourds hanging in a tree. Weaver-bird nest with "tunnel" entrance. Bird nest "tunnel" entrance. Beehive (?) Thatch on a wooden platform. Wooden cattle shelter. Thatched house, sheltered work area on the side. Crowded open air market. Mules loaded with grain at merchant's mill. Mules, rope for mules. Girl chopping wood with machete. Skins drying on frames. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Aksum, Abba Panteleon, Churches, Antiquities, Adi Matri, Adi Akrai, Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Marketplaces |