The enduring rhythms of rural life in 1960s Afghanistan
In short: This archival footage captures a snapshot of Samangan Province in 1965. It offers a rare, intimate look at the traditional crafts, agricultural techniques, and architectural styles of the Uzbek people.
The footage documents a variety of rural livelihoods, from the construction of yurt frameworks to the use of ox-pulled wooden plows for farming. It highlights the logistics of the era, showing trucks transporting matches from Russia and farmers using stones to secure wheat sheaves. The visual record also captures the local architecture, featuring stone and adobe houses with flat roofs, and traditional water conduits made from split logs.
A significant portion of the footage focuses on the artistry of pottery. It shows a potter walking on clay to form flat sidewalls, compacting the material with sand and round tools, and using finished vessels to shape the bottoms of new ones. These scenes provide a window into the manual techniques used to create everyday items like bread-baking liners and handles.
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