BLACK POTTERY OR BLACK EARTH OF COYOTEPEC
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Produced by Harmon foundation in 1943. Shows digging of the black clay just as it was dug by the Columbians. Pottery is spun by hand without a potter's wheel. It is spun on two saucer-shaped wheels and smoothed with broken pottery or pieces of cloth. A design is put in by polishing; then a design is formed in a simple mold and detail added by hand.
Complete catalog record
Series: Arts and crafts of Mexico series
Dewey number: 738
Audience level: sh-c-adult
Format/cost: 16-si-rent $3
Distributors / rental: Wilfred Naylor; University of California $2; Calhoun Company; Photoart House; Visual Education, Inc (Texas)
Dewey number: 738
Audience level: sh-c-adult
Format/cost: 16-si-rent $3
Distributors / rental: Wilfred Naylor; University of California $2; Calhoun Company; Photoart House; Visual Education, Inc (Texas)
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Sources
- Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record
Record added 2026-07-02 14:20:04