Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Arhuaco) -- Production of Agave Fibers and Twisting of Cord
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.928; E01885
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 (8 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969
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 man uses a wooden spade to scrape off strands of agave bark. Then he washes the strands, beats them on a rock, and lays them out to dry and bleach in the sun. Two women unravel the fibers and twist them into cording.
Legacy Keywords: Colombia ; Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ; South America; Arhuaco