Footage of Quirigua, Guatemala and Locale
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1992.8.2
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Mekeel, H. Scudder (Haviland Scudder), 1902-1947
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content: Scudder Mekeel films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (22 minutes, black-and-white silent; 795 feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1945
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: Film documenting Maya culture in Southeastern Guatemala. Includes footage of traditional weaving and textiles, methods of travel including train and canoe, village life, and market and festival scenes in several different locations. Briefly documents the stelae at Quirigua, a Classic Maya archaeological site, along the Montagua River.