The Kami

About the vanishing art of making a water powered lathe. Its use is demonstrated by the manufacture of traditional wooden water jugs by a villager in Nepal.

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Credits

director

Tony Stevens

Duration

00:05:48:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013246

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workmanship

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nepal - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities

Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft

Crafts & Visual Arts → Workmanship

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1979

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