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CLASS 12— Manners and Customs 99
COURTESY TITLE REEL NO.
Courtesy of AGFA-ANSCO CORPORATION 7504
WANDERERS OF THE ARABIAN DESERT
This film depicts in a clear, interesting way the regular, daily life which the Arabs or Bedawins live. Famous for their horsemanship, the Arabs have developed an exceptional breed of horses known as Arabians. The Bedawins are also appreciative of the debt they owe to the camel. One scene shows an Arab straining water through his shirt before oflfering it to his camels. Another interesting sequence pictures a camel loaded down with the household belongings of an Arabian family, including two small children and a bird in a cage. The home life is also shown. Women make butter with a churn consisting of a goat skin suspended so it can be shaken back and forth. Spinning, weaving, grinding grain and other operations are carried on by equally primitive methods. Musicians playing on their one-stringed lutes and their shepherd's pipes are also shown. A study of strange humanity that is both instructive and entertaining. ^ ^^^^
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THE MONGOLS OF CENTRAL ASIA
Mongolia is located in the very heart of Asia, between China and
Siberia. Since this is the original home of the horse, the Mongols have,
for a long time, been fine horsemen. An unusual scene shows several men
catching horses with loops attached to long poles. Mounted on their small
wirey ponies a large number of them engage in an exciting race. Several
methods of transportation are used. Yaks haul logs in the same manner
used by American Indians; Camels carry heavy loads; primitive wheeled
vehicles are also employed; Sheep provide food, clothing and shelter;.
Wool is made into felt by an interesting method. The Mongol yurt. or
movable house, is made of a collapsible wooden frame covered with felt.
Inside this house the family is snug and comfortable. This is an unusually
interesting and instructive study of human manners and customs that
will be enjoyed bv evervbodv. . _, ,
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THE MALAYS OF SUMATRA
Sumatra is one of the largest islands in the Malay Archipelago. That the people there differ widely in customs and modes of living is shown by this unusual film. One of the opening scenes shows Menankabau. a large village. A rice field flashes on the screen and a number of native farmers are shown planting the rice shoots in soft mud and later on harvesting it with hand sickles. Other processes, such as threshing, winowing and grinding arc done by very primitive methods. One of the most interesting of the scenes shows a monkev which is trained to climb a cocoanut tree and twist off the cocoanuts. throwing them down to its master. Another exceptional sequence shows a Sumatran wedding celebration. The bride does not attend the actual ceremonv. which consists of the reading of a passage from the Koran. .\ highly instructive picture which is also very entertaining. C_ i -d i
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