Mystical Morocco
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1994.10.1
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Stein, Karl E., 1909-2010
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content: Karl Stein films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Film reels (88 minutes, color silent; 3171 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961
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 is a travel-lecture film created by Karl E. Stein and documents travel in Morocco presenting how people live, work and play and their homes, schools and industries. Locales visited include Casablanca, Rabat; Safi, the sardine capital of the world; Essaouira, formerly Mogador (marquetry); the walled city of Tiznit; Goulimine's camel market; Tiznit; Marrakesy; Volubilis; Fez (minarets and mosques); and the Sahara Desert . Also filmed are travelling the road across the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakesh (Djemaa-el-Fna square); the Moussem (a religious festival) at Tan-Tan; handicraft school at Azrou; interior of a Moroccan home; Moulay Idriss, a holy place; and the "Kasbah Road" to Erfoud. Scenes also include military displays, belly dancers and other dancing, a fish factory, pottery making, gathering and carving wood, bookbinding, painting, markets, contemporary and historical architecture, beaches, rural areas, churches, castles, fishing trawlers, and tree-climbing goats.

Legacy Keywords: Travelogues (Motion pictures) ; Language and culture ; Animals goats camels fish monkeys snakes Morocco ; Architecture modern ancient Morocco ; Architecture castles Morocco ; Architecture religious mosques churches Morocco ; Art artistry artisans Morocco ; Commerce markets Morocco ; Dance belly-dancing Morocco ; Industry woodwork Morocco ; Industry bookbinding Morocco ; Industry fishing Morocco ; Industry crafts Morocco ; Industry pottery making Morocco ; Industry painting Morocco ; Military displays Morocco ; Moroccans