Nepal 1957 Reel 1 of 44
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:27
| Film ID | F16-0105 |
| Film Description | Reel 1 of 7 Unedited travelogue Katmandu ShotlistCat. Reel 105 1957: Reel 1: Nepal. February 15-16th KathmanduSalt(?) log on plank (being carried by boys). Tibetan people. (Good cu of faces, costumes). Silver smith - bellows, Street scenes. Prayer wheels. Cooking. Temple decorated. Candles. Street scenes. Washing in old shrine. Salt logs. Shrine decoration, (interior and exterior). Making paper, (some under-exposed). Decorated eggs. Women spinning. Weaving. Sculpting stone. Charcoal flat iron. (mws). Pounding cloth with round mallet. Making stamps to mark cloth. Last stage of a cremation. Street scenes. Woven cloth. Lama. Paintings inside temple. Prayer wheels. Monkeys playing. Candles inside temple and shrine decorations. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Nepal, Kathmandu, Tibetan refugees, Buddhism |
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