East Peru, Montana (Machiguenga) -- Twisting Cord and Knotting a Net
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.940; E01718
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 (16 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968
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 young man from Shimaa takes bark fibers from agave leaves; scrapes, washes, and dries them; then twists them into cording. He also finishes knotting a drag-net designed to be carried by several men with headbands.
Legacy Keywords: Peru ; East Peru, Montana ; South America; Machiguenga