Thailand 1957 Reel 21 of 44
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:42
| Film ID | F16-0125 |
| Film Description | Reel 21 of 44 Unedited travelogue Chieng Mai ShotlistCat. Reel 125 1957: Reel 21: Thailand. April 7-9. Chiang Mai.Cremation procession. Shrine which was burnt for a monk. Rope making by machine. Wooden gears of machine. Making silver vessel - several operations. Woman weaving basketry for boxes. (cu). Making shellac boxes. Man carving wooden elephant. Casting molten metal. "Walk around pottery" (potter walks around it while making it). A pole and counterweight derrick. Dance of two women with knives. Procession of crowd with flower-shrines. Wax Buddha (lost wax process). Bamboo bellows. Cupola for bronze. Spindle pottery-making, (dark). Mats being woven by hand. (dark). Tile making. (dark). |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Funerary rites, Ceramics, Pottery, Chiang Mai, Lost wax bronze casting |