A visual journey through the diverse artifacts of human history
In short: This archival film from approximately 1952 presents a curated selection of global antiquities, exploring the intricate craftsmanship and cultural significance of objects spanning several millennia.
Hosted by experts including Yale anthropology professor Dr. Ralph Linton and UPenn's Dr. Alfred Kidder, the film examines artifacts such as a Siberian 'iron bird' used by the Tungus people to represent deities. It also showcases a 12th-15th century pottery jar lid from the Ofik culture near the Magdalena River, and a Byzantine-era object from Baysan, Palestine, dating to the 4th-6th century AD.
The collection spans vast geographies, from ivory carvings of winged figures near St. Lawrence Island dating to 100 AD, to Indonesian shell armbands and Amazonian clay figurines from the 1940s.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: What In The World 3 (ca. 1952)
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