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Object Number
61-20-00/1.1
Display Title
Maria of San Ildefonso Pueblo and her Husband Make Black Pottery, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
the making of black pottery at different stages in the process, beginning with the constructing of the form with coils of clay on a hand wheel, followed by decoration of the form (by the husband), and the firing in an outdoor pit with wood and ashes. color, silent, 9 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1938
Artist
Mr. Edward Baggs Jr.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
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