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Object Number
988-6-00/1.1
Display Title
Popol Vuh: the creation myth of the Maya, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
Completed film with credits. Narrated animation with some photographs of Mayan pottery and stone carving interspliced in the animation. Animations elegantly drawn and colored, style likely based off of Mayan art. Characters in the story assume voices sometimes. Intended as educational film about the Mayan creation story for an audience of children or adults. sound, 33 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1986
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
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