Tunisia 1967 Reel 22 of 52
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:58
Film ID | F16-0313 |
Film Description | Reel 22 of 52 Unedited travelogue Houmt Souk Guella Zarzis (Djerba) ShotlistCat. Reel 313. 1967: Reel 22: Tunisia. March 28-29. Houmt Souk. Guella. Zarzis (Djerba).Pottery for sale (Houmt Souk). Pottery for cooking cous-cous. Perforated bottom. Spanish fort at Houmt Souk. C.u. of wall and distant view. Girl on donkey with load of yarn. Market area for carpets, rugs (Houmt Souk), (some cu of rugs). Pottery village (Guella): potters use ancient methods and tools. Buildings made from defective jars. Cistern. Building with grilled windows, decorated wall. Display of pottery made in Guella. (general view and cu}. Ncte clay musical drums. Small clay camel. Pool of raw clay being prepared for making pottery. Pots drying in pottery yard, (pan shot). Kiln fire. Hole, probably wood storage for kiln. "Kiln hill" Note pots used as chimneys. Entrance to kiln chamber. Kiln: entrance to loaded chamber, main entrance sealed. Field of large water jars. Market, general view: open square and people. Kilns (Guella)(pan shot). Wall. Women at well. Preparing clay for molding. Earthen pools of clay. Potter preparing base of jar: kick wheel, by hand, small revolving platform. Smoothing side with wooden tool. Finishing upper part of jar. Pile of clay coils at potter1s side. Forming base of a jar by hand. Potter removes hard clay or stones, patches holes. Various designs of jar. (made to order). Jar with holes, probably candle lamp. Nomad tent (en-route to Zarzis). Skin and brush. Household goods in tent. Wind break at tent. Tent and women (exterior). |
Video Category | Travelogue |
Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
Topics | Houmt Souk, Guella, Zarzis (Djerba), Marketplaces |