Nijverheid bij de Karo-Bataks
Summary
Shots of various Karo-Batak crafts: cotton processing, weaving of reeds, rope making, working with iron, silver and gold, the manufacture of pottery, and the cutting and drying of tobacco. In staged settings, the people of Karo-Batak demonstrate their skills. The shots also give a picture of the environment, architecture, clothing, and jewellery of the Karo-Batak.
Information
original title
Nijverheid bij de Karo-Bataks
production year
1917
censorship date
25-04-1928
first screening
23-11-1920
country
Netherlands
category
non-fiction
keywords
director
Images
Crew
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Director
Technical notations
original length
135
censorship length
135
sound
Silent
colour
Black & White
format
35mm
acts
1
Resources
Centrale Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (Nationaal Archief; 509).
Catalogus van kinematografische opnamen van de Vereeniging 'Koloniaal Instituut', 1923.