Sumatera

A reportage about the various crafts, customs, and the culture of the Karo-Batak, an ethnic group in Sumatra.

A reportage about the tea company of the NILS (the Netherlands Indies Agricultural Syndicate) in Permanangan on the east coast of Sumatra.

Travelogue about Palembang, a harbour city located on the banks of the Musi River on the island of Sumatra.

A reportage about the rice culture in the Dutch East Indies, with a focus on processing the sawahs (wet rice fields).

Shots of various Karo-Batak crafts on Sumatra in 1917.

Three short reportages about the travels through the Dutch East Indies of the Governor-General van Limburg Stirum and Governor-General de Jonge.

A two-part reportage about a funeral ceremony and the ritual religious practices of the Karo-Batak, an ethnic group in Sumatra.

Recordings of different phases in the planting, maintenance and felling of teak by local laborers on Java and Sumatra.

Reportage about Sumatra, with varied images including the arrival of the boat from the Netherlands, the city of Medan, a resort on Lake Toba, a tea plantation, the palace of the Sultan of Deli, and the mosque in Medan.

A documentary that shows the various stages of rice growing in the dry fields among the Karo-Batak.