In the Tajik language kulala means pot, and in the village of Kuala live highly expert potters. Clay is brought down from the hills to be pulverized, sifted, cleaned, and prepared for women to make into pots, bowls and water jugs. these are used for cooking, and for storing milk and water. The village produces pottery to trade or sell thought the mountains of northern Afghanistan.
Films » Pottery Making
Pottery Making
Alternative Title: N/A
Series Title: Mountain Peoples of Central Asia
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Badakhstan (Northeastern Afghanistan)
Tribe or Group: Tajik
Cinematographer: Hermann Schlenker
Production Company: IFF
Running Time: 15 min.
Decade Produced: 1970s (edited)
Years Distributed: -1972
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: B&W Safety
Footage Count: 565'
Sound: Un-narrated, Native Music
Notes: Shot and edited before African Village Life films. IFF took Schlenker's footage and cut into 14 separate films. Schlenker owns OCN. There are 14 titles in the Mountain Peoples of Central Asia series: 10 were released first in 1969, 4 were released in 1972.
