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Thailand 1957 Reel 21 of 44

Film Id:	F16-0125
Film Description:	Reel 21 of 44 Unedited travelogue Chieng Mai Shotlist Cat. Reel 125 1957: Reel 21: Thailand. April 7-9. Chiang Mai. Cremation procession. Shrine which was burnt for a monk. Rope making by machine. Wooden gears of machine. Making silver vessel - several operations. Woman weaving basketry for boxes. (cu). Making shellac boxes. Man carving wooden elephant. Casting molten metal. "Walk around pottery" (potter walks around it while making it). A pole and counterweight derrick. Dance of two women with knives. Procession of crowd with flower-shrines. Wax Buddha (lost wax process). Bamboo bellows. Cupola for bronze. Spindle pottery-making, (dark). Mats being woven by hand. (dark). Tile making. (dark).
Video Category:	Travelogue
Film Creator:	Watson Kintner
Topics:	Funerary rites, Ceramics, Pottery, Chiang Mai, Lost wax bronze casting
Tags:	Ceramics \| Chiang Mai \| Funerary rites \| Lost wax bronze casting \| Pottery
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