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Handmade on the Silk Road

Series about traditional crafts along the ancient trade route of the Silk Road. Each film follows a day in the working life of a weaver, woodcarver and potter in China, Uzbekistan and Iran.

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  • Young Khivans celebrate their wedding next to the carver’s workshop

    Duration: 1:40
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  • The slow way of weaving silk on a handmade wooden loom — The Weaver

    Duration: 2:46
  • How do you turn local mud into clay with just one machine? — The Potter

    Duration: 1:49
  • Masterfully creating a jug's shape in little over 3 minutes — The Potter

    Duration: 3:28
  • Khivans celebrate a wedding next to the carver’s workshop — The Wood Carver

    Duration: 1:40
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