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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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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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 films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)