Afghanistan 1965 Reel 39 of 40
Category: Travelogue
Length: 18:03
| Film ID | F16-0290 |
| Film Description | Reel 39 of 40 Unedited travelogue Herat ShotlistReel 39 of 40Unedited travelogue Herat Cat. Reel 290 1965: Reel 39: Afghanistan. June 22-23. Herat. Smoke from a brick kiln. Old ruins. Interesting wall (Herat). Loom: stone warp weights: note length of warp: hand operated and powered. Large hand-operated reeling wheel. Ruins of old Herat: towers, walls, bits of mosaic. Market. Paintings by artist Ghory Tayman: 17 shots, several depicting ancient or medieval life (cu). Embroidery: 3 pieces (mcu, cu, xcu for each). Illuminated book of Mogul period, sixteenth century (mcu). Mr. Tayman's stone collection. Columns, some with old tile work: 4 on right are Mussalla (Seventeenth Century), 2 on left are Moghul (Shahrukh Merzh). Minaret: pan to top: note "band" in courses of small bricks. Tomb of Goharshad: design at top (distant). View outside tomb wall : ribbed, tiled brick hemisphere (100 mm) Dome from tomb courtyard inside the wall. Views around perimeter of tomb. Top of tomb. Detail of wall below dome, upward pan. Tomb interior: a very good mosaic (pan to ceiling, good color). Details of minaret near tomb (100 mm). Top of minaret. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
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