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A Weave of time: the story of a Navajo family 1938-1986
- Title
- A Weave of time: the story of a Navajo family 1938-1986 [motion picture] / John Adair, Deborah Gordon, Susan Fanshel.
- Publication
- Los Angeles : Direct Cinema, Ltd., 1987, made 1986.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 3811 W | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 3811 W | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Fanshel, Susan.
- Description
- 2 film reels (60 min.) : sd., col.; 16 mm.
- Summary
- This documentary charts the processes of acculturation that have occurred in the lives of a Navajo family over four generations. An ethnographic portrait of the Navajo in 1938 is presented through the photographs and films of anthropologist John Adair. Illustrated are sheep herding, horticulture, weaving, silversmithing and other facets of life on the reservation. Interviews with family members and footage shot in 1986 demonstrate how the family has changed and how traditional values and behavior are being challenged by the forces of modernization.
- Subjects
- Credits (note)
- Director, Susan Fanshel.
- Title
- A Weave of time: the story of a Navajo family 1938-1986 [motion picture] / John Adair, Deborah Gordon, Susan Fanshel.
- Imprint
- Los Angeles : Direct Cinema, Ltd., 1987, made 1986.
- Credits
- Director, Susan Fanshel.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Fanshel, Susan.
- Branch Call Number
- M16 3811 W