South Madagascar (Mahafaly) -- Plaiting a Mat
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.139; E01602
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (5 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: a woman crafts a small mat from satra palm leaves by using diagonal plaiting of the lala-lala design -- "two below, two above." The edges of the mat are turned down and sewn. The mat is to be placed on the ground when the woman crushes manioc tubers.
Legacy Keywords: Madagascar ; South Madagascar ; Africa; Mahafaly