Video Category: Produced Film

"Cheenama the Trailmaker" (1935)

This early documentary film takes the form of a story; and aims to show the life of a family of Algo...

"Shadow Master" Part 2

Set in Bali Shadow puppets, Shadow Master is the man who works the puppets Young men learning to b...

"Shadow Master" Part 1

Set in Bali Shadow puppets, Shadow Master is the man who works the puppets Young men learning to b...

Concepts #69 "Tikal:Place of Whispering Voice" (March 13, 1963)

University of Pennsylvania Concepts #69 (1/11/93) Discussion about Tikal Interview with Dr. Froel...

"Beauty From The Earth" - Pueblo Potter

Potter, Mary Lewis Garcia, outlines the detailed steps in creating her pieces, using the elements of...

Masked Dancers, Mali

We apologize for the degraded quality and time code of the uploaded VHS tape. When and if funding pe...

"Glimpses of Life Among the Catawba and Cherokee Indians of the Carolinas" (1927)

"Glimpses of Life Among the Catawba and Cherokee Indians of the Carolinas" Title cards are off-cent...

"Hotu Man" (1951)

Complete Film (?) Never commercially available (?) amateur edit Excavation at Hotu Cave Village ...

"Other Americans: Ancient Life in Modern Guatemala" (1940)

Small household pets including the miniature deer called huitzitzl (Maya) and a small lion called ti...

"What in the World?" #5 (1952 circa)

Film Print of CBS-broadcasted television program, filmed at WCAU TV Studios. "What in the World was...

"What in the World?" #4 (1955 circa)

"What in the World" 4 UPMAA WCAU TV (CBS, Philadelphia) Froelich Rainey 1. Sepik river cro...

"What in the World?" #3 (1952 circa)

Film Print of CBS-broadcasted television program, filmed at WCAU TV Studios. "What in the World was...

"The Polynesians of Kapingamarangi" Reel 2.

Produced Film Bernice P Bishop Museum Expeditions of 1947 and 1950 Sponsored by Pacific Science Bo...

"The Polynesians of Kapingamarangi" Reel 1.

Produced Film Bernice P Bishop Museum Expeditions of 1947 and 1950 Sponsored by Pacific Science Bo...

"African Heritage" (1968)

Completed Film Actually shot on the New Jersey Shore featuring the Arthur Hall Dance Troupe Dr. ...

"The Maya" (1973)

Completed Film A narrated film describing the archaeology of Maya sites in Guatemala and Mexico ...

"Stone Knapping in Modern Turkey" (1973)

Produced Film UPMAA is acknowledged in opening credits Although records indicate that this film is...

"Ancient Earth: Making History Everlasting" (1940)

Completed Film-- an introduction to the University Museum. Narration - Lowell Thomas Using segmen...

"Excavations at the Site of Seneferu's Pyramid" (1931)

Completed Film - Work of the Eckley B. Coxe, Jr. Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania Museum...

"Native Life in the Philippines" (1913)

Partially edited, thus footage represents parts of the film "Native Life in the Philippines" by Dean...

"Going to the Tikal Ruins"

Shotlist

What in the World - The Disputed Pottery Collection of Waldemar Julsrud

This video is the sixth installment of What in the World, a series of six videos produced by Pablo H...

"The Book and the Spade"

Filmed in Jordon and Palestine, this film presents the Biblical Anthropology field work of James B. ...

Expedition - Piedras Negras

Introducing the Penn Museum's Expedition video series. This digital content is based on an article f...

Expedition - Hybrid Creatures: East & West

In this edition of Expedition video, Drs. Adam Smith and Brian Rose tell us about the iconography of...

Making the Middle East Galleries: Journey to the City

Penn Museum Williams Director, Julian Siggers and Executive Director of Galleries, Dan Rahimi, tell ...

Making the Middle East Gallery: Conserving the Objects

Head Conservator, Lynn Grant, explains how Museum conservators work with objects before they go into...

Making the Middle East Galleries: The 99%

What do archaeologists know about the common man? With less objects left behind, how are we able to ...

Making the Middle East Galleries: From Bronze to Iron

Objects leave behind clues for future generations to decipher. Dr. Lauren Ristvet discovered one of ...

Installation of the Middle East Galleries

Watch as the Penn Museum staff installs objects in the new Middle East Galleries. With time, patienc...