The chief of the village, wearing a hat of part feathers, makes a pot. He cuts, dampens, and pounds the clay before shaping it. After drying, the pot is dyed a bright red with fruit from the Nana bush. When the pot is fired, the red color turns black. The chief’s sons weave baskets in the traditional, intricate monkey design, and carve paddles used both in a dance and for their dugout canoes.
Films » Craftsmen
Craftsmen
Alternative Title: The Makiritare: Craftsmen
Series Title: Indians of the Orinoco
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Venezuela (Kononama)
Tribe or Group: Makiritare
Producer: Julien Bryan
Director: Hermann Schlenker
Cinematographer: Hermann Schlenker
Production Company: IFF
Running Time: 12 min.
Years Filmed: 1971
Decade Produced: 1970s
Years Distributed: -1972
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 446'
Sound: Un-narrated, Recorded On Location
Notes: Possible that footage pre-existed and was contracted by IFF for this series. IFF does not own OCN- returned to Schlenker after production of internegatives (?). There are 8 films in the Indians of the Orinoco series (all footage shot during the same expedition).
