Traditional culture and beginnings of technological change in Nepal. Shows the lifestyle and threatened crafts of Nepal including an introduction to Nepalese/Tibetan/Indian cooking, flour milling, and rice winnowing, wood turning, and pottery, the use of natural resources such as water to power the wood turning lathes and indicates the effects of tourism and increased trade on the native craftsmen.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506232
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nepal
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nepal - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nepal - Social life and customs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artisans
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)