Carver Si Carving Rice Ladle Dan Tribe Liberia

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1964

Creator: Eberhart Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Shows a Liberian tribesman carving a rice ladle out of a block of wood. Follows the process through from initial shaping of the wooden block, carving out the shape of a human head on one end of the block, chipping out the ladle, attending to the details of the face, smoothing the carving, and applying a black stain made from leaves.