Cynthia Cort films of Ikat Weaving
name: label: Creator
content: Cort, Cynthia Cunningham
place: label: Place
content: South Asia
label: Place
content: Odisha (India)
label: Place
content: Gujarat (India)
topic: label: Topic
content: Weaving
label: Topic
content: Saris
label: Topic
content: Dyes and dyeing
label: Topic
content: Women's clothing
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was donated by Cynthia Cunningham Cort in 1983.
creator: label: Creator
content: Cort, Cynthia Cunningham
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cynthia Cort films of Ikat Weaving
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (105 minutes, color silent reversal; 3800 feet, 16mm)
label: Extent
content: 0.25 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1979-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1983.10
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Silent films
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage of processes involved in double and single ikat weaving, shot by Cynthia Cort in Gujarat and Barpali, India in 1979, 1980 and 1981.  Collection also includes notes, camera log notes, and articles about Ikat fabrics.

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