Indian crafts: Hopi, Navajo and Iroquois

United States, 1980

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An introduction to the different crafts of three North American Indian tribes. Crafts shown include the weaving of the yucca plant into baskets by the Hopi tribe; the weaving of blankets and the making of silver jewellery by the navajo tribe; and the carving of special masks by the Iroquois tribe from basswood trees.

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Credits

director

Nancy Creedman

production company

BFA Educational Media

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508751

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Indians of North America - Art

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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