Ethiopia 1969 Reel 3 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:46
| Film ID | F16-0346 |
| Film Description | Reel 3 of 65 Unedited travelogue Kembolcha Dessie ShotlistReel 3 of 65Unedited travelogue Kembolcha Dessie Cat. Reel 346 1969: Reel 3: Ethiopia. March 19-20. Kombolcha. Dessie. Donkey pack train en-route to Dessie. River valley, good farmland, greed mountains (pan). Pack train carrying rocks. Woman carrying three red clay vessels. Dessie market: discs on sticks, resembling toy tops. Barley discs for sale. Green leaves, probably for beer making. Metal market: metal plate being hammered. Metal charcoal stove: hand-made. Skin bellows, charcoal fire, hammering iron. Dessie market: people in street. Making barley beers burning incense in a double-handled jar. Dessie market: note head loads, water tins on donkey, men's hairstyle. Making reed basket using hand tool: note uniformity (cu). Auto tires for making shoes. Woman using wooden grain mortar. Hairstyling : note wooden; hair separators, butter grease, roughness and dexterity of operator (cu) Skin on drying frames. Donkeys . Clothing market* Sheep market* Eucalyptus wood fuel market: note, long poles in background. Street scenes: people carrying loads* Man carrying skins. Huts on hill (distant). Weaving on hand operated wooden loom: loom construction (the Chamma is a traditional cotton robe) (some poor quality frames). Winding the warp on the side of a house. (»see K*s notes on the Eucalyptus, which was imported from Australia.) |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Kombolcha, Dessie, Marketplaces |