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Works explorer

Busy hands

India, 1954
film

This film shows villagers as they attend cottage industries classes held in their communities in which families learn weaving, rope making, tailoring, tanning..

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Woollen piece

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Wheel of prosperity

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Handicrafts instructional films. No. 4. Loom weaving

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Folk art

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An Indian worker: from village to city

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In praise of hands

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Skilled craftsmen: five Australians

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Minga: we work together

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String of beads

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Threads

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The Making of woollen and worsted cloth

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