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100 CLASS 12 — Manners and Customs
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Courtesy of CRAIG MOVIE SUPPLY COMPANY 7507
THE FOREST PEOPLE OF CENTRAL AFRICA
In the forests of Central Africa dwell the pygmies, who arc among the smallest and most primitive people. This film enables the observer to pay a visit to the pygmies, watching them intimately while at work and at play, and learning a great deal about their interesting customs. The average height of a full grown pygmie is only four feet and eight inches. They are lighter skinned than the negroes. How they shoot game with their poisoned arrows and catch fish in weirs is clearly shown. Some interesting views of Bantu-speaking negroes are also shown. With the simplest and crudest equipment these men smelt ore, with an open fire, and the native blacksmiths shape the metal into Aveapons by means of stone hammers. The women strip the inner bark off certain kinds of trees and pound it into cloth for their garments. A very interesting and entertaining storv of strange customs.
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Courtesy of CRAIG MOVIE SUPPLY COMPANY 7508
THE BATTAK OF SUMATRA
The Battak live in the valleys of the northwestern part of the Island of Sumatra, which is one of the largest in the Malay Archipelago. This picture gives a clear idea of the customs, habits and modes of living of these interesting people. The Battak belong to the Mongloid racial family with mixture of negroid and negrito stock. The men and women chew l)etel nuts incessantly and blacken their teeth, believeing that only animals should have white teeth. Using no other implements except sharpened sticks, long rows of men and women cultivate the ground for planting rice. At the rice mill, the women pound rice with crude implements. Others sit in the shade weaving. Decked in their long robes and large, ornate silver ornaments, the women dance sedately to the music of quaint native instruments. A very entertaining study of an interesting race of people which is well worth seeing.
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BOATS AND FISHERMEN OF THE ARCTICS AND TROPICS
As the title implies, this film visualizes the methods used by people of widely different climes in building their boats and in catching fish. Living where wood is scarce, the Eskimo constructs his boat of sealskin, tightly stretched over a framework of driftwood. In their Kayaks, or skin canoes, the Eskimos perform some remarkable stunts, rolling completely over in the water and hurdling each other's crafts. In contrast, the Fijiians. living on their forested tropical islands, carve their canoes from tree trunks. Larger boats are made of planks. The Fijiians fish with nets. A ring of men and women stand in the water and beat it with sticks to drive the fish into the net. Cutting back to the Arctic Regions, the film shows how the Eskimo catches fish by dangling an ivory lure through a hole in the ice and spearing the fish as they come to investigate. An educational film which is unusuallv interesting. 1 Reel
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