Huichol Film Project (1989.3.1)
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1989.3.1
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Müller, Kal, 1939-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Kal Muller films of Jalisco
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 22 Film reels (color silent; 19,512 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: Summer 1974
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 of the Huichol of San Andres Coamiata, Jalisco, Mexico. Featured are various Huichol ceremonies including cambio de las varas, Las Pachitas, and a peyote ceremony; scenes of rural daily life; Huichol costumes; musical instruments; manufacture and use of face paint; peyote consumption; sacrifice of animals; use of a loom; and embroidering techniques. HUICHOLS: PEOPLE OF THE PEYOTE, produced by Thomas Perry and directed and edited by Steven Dreben, was created from this project. See also [Huichol Film Projects, 1973, 1975, February-March 1975, and fall 1974]