Java 1955 Reel 5 of 24
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:37
| Film ID | F16-0085 |
| Film Description | Reel 5 of 24 Unedited travelogue Java Solo Surakarta Semarang Kudus (Kintner @ 2:39) Shotlist1955: Reel 5: Java. July 3-9. Surakarta [Solo], Semarang. Kudus.Extruding apparatus--large, (note: plunger and log-beam lever forcing plunger down, forcing food mixture through a mesh die. ) A grinding mill with large wheel operated by ox. [mws] "Sherbet" stand. Street scenes. Woman with medicinal poultice on forehead, chewing paan [cu] Street and market scenes. Women with cud, possibly paan. [cu] Palace. Mr. Kintner on bicycle rickshaw . [mws] Batik factory. Zoo. Market scenes. Java classical dance at night, possibly the Ramayana. [mws] Merapi. (smoking volcano, 9,450 feet high). Mechanical loom. Woodcarver. (32 tools, apparently no sketch.) [cu] Medicine man. Wood carving, shallow bas relief, Hindu themes. Multi-colored cake. Cooking. Lantern using lamp bulbs, [cu] Steps in side of canal. German engine, 1901 center drive. [mws] Cigarette manufacturing--by hand. Two ox-carts. Carrying poles. Market place. Barber shop. Narrow street. Narrow canal. Mosque Spun sugar. Four children [mws] Chinese temple. Various scenes of street. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Indonesia, Java, Solo, Surakarta, Semarang, Kudus, Batik, Textiles, Marketplaces, Mosques, Dancing, Dance |
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