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Films
2 Films
Keywords
“Material Culture”
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Series
“0”
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Year of production
“2001”
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Region
Central America
1
South Asia
1
Country
India
1
Mexico
1
Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
2
Labour
1
Material Culture
2
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Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Trade
1
Directors
Engelbrecht, Beate
1
MacDougall, Judith
1
Series
not set
2
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Country of production
Australia
1
Germany
1
Year of production
2001
2
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Film list
Copperworking in Santa Clara del Cobra, Michoacán, Mexico – Artisans Facing Change
2001
52
‘
Directed by
Beate Engelbrecht
.
Santa Clara del Cobre, a village in Mexico’s province Michoacán, is well-known for its copperwork, a craft originating from pre-Spanish times. In the late 1940s the people of Santa Clara tried to
Central America
Material Culture
Labour
Art / Artists / Artisans
Diya
2001
55
‘
Directed by
Judith MacDougall
.
A diya is a small terra cotta oil lamp used throughout India in Hindu ceremonies. The film follows the life history of an object through the every day experience of people who make, sell and use it
South Asia
Trade
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith
Art / Artists / Artisans