West Africa, Sierra Leone (Mende) -- Plaiting Mangrove Roots and Palm Leaves
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.177; E00233
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 (7 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955
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: in the thick mangrove forest aerial roots are ripped down from the trees; these are split open and woven into baskets. The plaiting of a palm leaf basket is shown although the process itself is difficult to see.
Legacy Keywords: Sierra Leone ; West Africa, Sierra Leone ; Africa; Mende