| FORE AND AFT JEWELLERY Jewelry from Elephant Tails | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6731 | |
| Catalog #: | 429905 | |
| Clip Number: | 429905-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 98 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:06 - 01:02:24 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FADS AND TRENDS: 1920s FASHION: Jewelry, Misc HOBBIES: Crafts, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK | |
| Description: | FORE AND AFT JEWELLERY Jewellery is made from elephant tusks and hair. MLS woman stands holding upright an elephant tusk. She wears shawl or something w/ long fringe. "Elephant hair is about the thickest and strongest hair on earth." MS woman holding up stiff elephant hair which stick up in the air. MCU she holds the hair, pulls out individual strands. MS 3 women sit at table braiding elephant hair. CU woman pulling out individual hairs from the bunch. CU woman braiding the tiny braids. Now comes the `fore & aft' bit. CU woman worker stretching one of the braids over a bracelet of ivory. CU she holds up 4 of these bracelets. MCU a bunch of rings, also made of hair, lie on a table along w/ some tools; the woman is putting tags on the rings. MCU woman fastening on an ankle bracelet. CU woman wearing tusk/tail bracelet that wraps around her arm like a snake. CU arm wearing several of the hair & gold wire braid bracelets. "Strange to say, whalebone strongly resembles elephant hair - but it has not its strength and splits easily - " C/U of woman holding whalebone and pulling pieces off. "The longer hairs are braided with gold wire for bracelets - " C/U of woman weaving hairs together. C/U of several woven strips held in hand. "Fore and aft Jewellery. - (Tusk and tail!)" Woman makes bangles out of ivory and elephant hair. C/U of woman holding four bangles. "And short hairs help to make up those fancy rings - " C/U of woman working on rings with a round tool. C/U of a pile of rings with labels attached. "Bracelet or anklet - as you wish." C/U of a woman threading an anklet around her ankle. C/U of woman's wrist with a bracelet twined around it. C/U of another woman's hand with bracelets. | |
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