Documentary film about La Cueva de las Manos (the Cave of the Painted Hands) in Alto Río Pinturas, Argentina. The cave's thousands of painted handprints and hunting scenes were created by pre-Tehuelche Indians between 6000 and 9000 years ago. Film was shot in the 1960s and first released in 1971. In 1981, Prelorán re-edited and shortened the film, and produced an English language version. The HSFA holds three versions.
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Collection Citation:
The Jorge Prelorán films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for film preservation and finding aid provided by the Latino Center, Smithsonian Institution.
