Baking unleavened bread: Pushtu Nomads

United States, 1971

Film
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Reveals the simple but physically demanding life of the nomadic Pushtu. Shows a Pushtu wife skilfully fashioning large flat discs of dough and baking each separately by pressing it into the convex side of a great copper pan. Suitable for Upper Primary-Middle Secondary students.

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Credits

director

Hermann Schlenker

producer

Julien Bryan

production company

International Film Foundation

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

503766

Language

English

Subject categories

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

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnology - Pakistan

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nomads

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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