Ethiopia 1969 Reel 21 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:42
Film ID | F16-0364 |
Film Description | Reel 21 of 65 Unedited travelogue Lalibela ShotlistReel 21 of 65Unedited travelogue Lalibela Cat. Reel 364 1969: Reel 21: Ethiopia. April 7. Lalibela. Golgotha Michael Church: [Bete Golgotha] very dark interior. Golgotha Michael [Bete Golgotha]: Cleft between rock cliff and church. Roof. Boy in skin clothing. Cleft or channel in rock. Branch and stone corral in yard: jug, mortar, stone tukul with exterior stairway, note two story,(pan shot). House numbers. Crude clay vessel. Straw covered stone tukuls: Bread covers drying. Stone and thatch tukul, yard Bread cover. Clay pots. Covered, stone flour mill. Large clay vessel. Stone tukuls (distant view). Church of St. George, view from above: cross-shaped, excavation walls, stone water spout. (Best indication of monolithic construction Side views: window decorations. Stone bell. Square pool, tunnels or tombs. Priest at entrance. Priest and carpet at entrance to St. George Church [Bete Giyorgis] (mcu). Sidewalks and tunnel: view from entrance. Priest reading book. Priest's paraphernalia on rug. Channels, entrances, tombs in stone. Book: 800 years old, new goatskin binding. Low entrance view from indoors. Seat made from cleft stick. Priest's paraphernalia on steps. Tunnel leading to Mercurious Church [Bete Merkorios] from Emanuel Church.[Bete Amanuel] Tunnel corridor. Lock mechanism: stone bolt hole. Painting in Mercurious Church [Bete Merkorios]: three mural decorations (a great treasure of Ethiopia). Pillars exposed through fallen side of Mercurious Church [Bete Merkorios] Reconstructed altar. Wooden private door on way to Bet Abba Libanos. Abba Libanos Church: front view entrance, windows. Incense burner: censor on chain. |
Video Category | Travelogue |
Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
Topics | Churches, Antiquities, Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Lalibela, Antiquities, Christianity |
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