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The Beautiful Tree--Chishkale

Shows how the acorn from the tan oak, called Chishkale by the Southwestern Pomo, influenced the total way of life of Central California Indians. Points out that the discovery of a technique to remove poisonous tannic acid by leaching the ground meal made it possible for an entire food economy to be based upon the acorn. Reconstructs from oral traditions and memories of present-day Indians the cooking methods and processing techniques used in making acorn bread.

Credits

Direction
Clyde B. Smith, William R. Heick
Script, Production Supervisor
Clyde B. Smith
Photography, Editing, Producer
William R. Heick
Narrator
Anthony Ostroff; Anthropological Research and Supervision; Samuel A. Barrett, David W. Peri.

More in American Indian Series

  1. Pine Nuts - A Food Of The Paiute And Washo Indians 1961
  2. Sinew - Backed Bow And Its Arrows 1961
  3. Acorns - Staple Food Of California Indians 1962
  4. Basketry of the Pomo 1962
  5. Game Of Staves 1962
  6. Wooden box: made by steaming and bending. 1962
  7. Kashia Men's Dances: Southwestern Pomo Indians. 1963
  8. Totem Pole 1963
  9. Dream dances of the Kashia Pomo. 1964
  10. Obsidian Point - Making 1964
  11. The Beautiful Tree--Chishkale 1964

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record
  2. Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967) — title, year, creator, length, color, description, credits

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