| THE SUPER CARVER Totem Pole Carver | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6787 |
| Catalog #: | 442577 | |
| Clip Number: | 442577-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 268 | |
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| Location: | Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Ethnic / Cultural ART: Sculpture CULTURAL GROUPS/NATIVE AMERICANS: Pacific Northwest Coast CULTURAL GROUPS/NATIVE AMERICANS: Traditional Arts | |
| Description: | THE SUPER CARVER Native American (Canadian) carving totem pole. Good shots - traditional methods of totem pole wood carving. MS log lying on ground, w/ c. 4 ft. carved into basic totem pole shape; man at left bends over log chipping wood off it. MS the elderly man kneels beside log, knocking off more wood chips. MCU he uses smaller tool, carving face of Indian man. MCU he whacks at the pole, making the wings of an eagle. CU the man chopping wood shavings off the inside edge of the wings. CU he holds up carving tools, showing different sides. MS the man painting totem pole. MS man painting totem pole which is in upright position. MLS man stands beside totem pole; pan upward - pole is c. 15 ft. high. Art, folk art, sculpture, carving, wood, Native Americans, American Indians, Northwest tribes, totem poles, ethnic groups, traditions | |
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