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A demonstration of igloo-building in Canada’s far North, showing how the site is selected and how blocks of snow are used to make a snug shelter against the Arctic cold. Two Eskimos staying overnight at a trading post construct an igloo in only an hour and a half. As the camera follows each stage in the process, the commentary explains why the snow must be so carefully chosen, why the blocks are built up in a spiral, and how the completed igloo is ventilated. Editing, Neil Harris. Script, Doug Wilkinson. Cinematography, Chester C. Kissick.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
005001
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dwellings
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workmanship
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ice
Crafts & Visual Arts → Workmanship
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dwellings
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)