Arabia, Hadhramaut -- Exploding a Block of Stone
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.706; E01180
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 (5 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1966
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 stone mason in South Yemen chisels a hollow into a block of limestone, then fills it with gunpowder. With regular movements, he turns a pointed iron in the hollow to make a hole for the quick match. The hollow is sealed with clay, the quick match is inserted and then lit.
Legacy Keywords: Yemen ; Arabia, Hadhramaut ; Middle East