| WHEELED ART Village craftsmen in Sicily make a decorated donkey cart. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7219 |
| Catalog #: | 52272 | |
| Clip Number: | 52272-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 502 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:46 - 01:02:25 | |
| Location: | Sicily, Italy. | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Ethnic / Cultural ART: Painting INDUSTRY: Craftsmen / Handmade LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy, Sicily TRANSPORTATION: Horse Drawn | |
| Description: | WHEELED ART Village craftsmen in Sicily make a decorated donkey cart. Catania in Sicily, Italy. Various shots of village craftsmen making wooden wheels by hand to go on a hand made donkey car. Sicilian peasants at work making wooden cart wheels decorating the wheels with carving and then fitting the wheels to a donkey cart. Various shots of man painting very elaborate historical scenes onto the panels of the cart and painting geometric designs onto the wheels with CU s of the finished paintings. GV of the completed donkey cart with a donkey in the staves the donkey wears very elaborate decorative harness and a peasant family seated in the cart. Final shots show a donkey covered in an elaborate costume and head-dress harnessed to the cart that is carrying an Italian family. | |
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