AUFS Afghanistan Film Project
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1975.2.1 - 16
name: label: Collection Creator
content: American University (Washington, D.C.)
label: Collection Creator
content: Miller, Norman N., 1933-
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content: American University Field Staff Faces of Change collection
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content: American University Field Staff Faces of Change collection / Accession 1975-002
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (23 minutes, one film reel (823 feet) assembled film roll 26 (camera rolls 51,52), 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1972
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: Full film record shot in north central Afghanistan in a mountain village near Mazar. Shots include: Afghan nomad encampment next to dry river bed; scenes of activity around tents; boy bridling and saddling a camel in preparation to break camp; men, women, and children collapsing tents, preparing gear and belongingsfor loading on camels; securing loads upon camels; lead camels with ornate bridles and tack; departure of caravan of camels from site.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Nomads habitations Afghanistan ; Saddles camels loads Afghanistan ; Camels caravans loads Afghanistan ; Garb turbans Muslims Afghanistan ; Threshing wheat threshing floor Afghanistan ; Gardens tillage Afghanistan ; Household items utensils blankets lanterns Afghanistan ; Division of labor by sex Afghanistan

Credits: Di Gioia, Herbert filmmaker ; Hancock, David filmmaker ; Powell, Josephine ; Shafak, Toryali ; Dupree, Louis ; Dupree, Nancy, 1935-1980