# The Legend of the magic knives

Journeys to the place where totem poles began and where today that special art endures, passed on from generation to generation. Blends actual Indian music with authentic carved masks and totem figures to present the Legend of the magic knives Intermediate/Elementary through senior high S.mmary Portrays an ancient Indian legend in the setting of a totem village in the Pacific Northwest. Deals with an old chief who realizes that the carvings of an apprentice are superior to his and decides to knife him.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1971
- Runtime: 11 min
- By: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/legendofthemagicknives)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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