BLACK POTTERY OR BLACK EARTH OF COYOTEPEC

Series: Arts and crafts of Mexico series

Duration: 25 min

Creator: Religious Film Association, Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: Produced by Harmon foundation in 1943. Shows digging of the black clay just as it was dug by the Columbians. Pottery is spun by hand without a potter's wheel. It is spun on two saucer-shaped wheels and smoothed with broken pottery or pieces of cloth. A design is put in by polishing; then a design is formed in a simple mold and detail added by hand.

Complete Record: Series: Arts and crafts of Mexico series Dewey number: 738 Audience level: sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-si-rent $3 Distributors / rental: Wilfred Naylor; University of California $2; Calhoun Company; Photoart House; Visual Education, Inc (Texas)

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946