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Object Number
982-19-00/1.1.2
Display Title
Queros: the shape of survival, reel 2, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
Part 2 synopsis: Qero corn harvest in the jungle, spiritual life and celebration of harvest, the rural market where Qeros obtain what they cannot produce. Film ends with footage of Cuzco, an old Inca city in Peru and uses this to discuss the social and political problems affecting today's Indian population in Peru. color, sound, 22 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1979
Artist
John Cohen
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
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