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| Film Id: | F16-0160 |
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| Film Description: | Reel 10 of 31 Unedited travelogue ShotlistCat. Reel 160 1959: Reel 11: India. Unidentified townWooden pitch fork for hay. Monkeys(?) in field (ws). Villa on steep cliff. Talc mine: mineral transported hand-to-hand. Sikh gentleman with moustache Water falls. Rocks: note the angle. Workmen carving talc ( cu poor shot). Gorge. Siva shrine Sadhu Rural hut. Girls rolling dough. (underexposed). Weaving fibers. Two-part grinding mill. Large thatched building (overexposed). Corn drying on poles. Adivasi village (in a 1500 foot deep "basin"). A girl: note bracelets, toe rings, calloused ankles. Grain container: wicker covered with mud. Village, landscape: View from an elevation. Adivasi girl: note adornment anklets (cu). Small boy and girl of tribal village (mws). Seed container: Wicker covered with mud. Face of a man (xcu). Village scenes. Making a broom (cu). Making up/a fire, (cu) . Marketplace: many people. Making basket: using toe to hold material. Making basket. Market: note scales for weighing. Girl being fitted for bangles. Man (cu). |
| Video Category: | Travelogue |
| Film Creator: | Watson Kintner |
| Topics: | Village life, Sadhu, Talc mine, Adivasis |
| Tags: | Adivasis | Sadhu | Talc mine | Village life |
| Rights: | All rights are reserved by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum). Any use of the footage in productions is forbidden unless rights have been secured by contacting the Penn Museum Archives at 215-898-8304, or email photos@pennmuseum.org. |
