Mexican Pole Dance 1937

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Full title reads: "MEXICO".

Mexico.

Men in tribal costume arriving for religious ceremony that includes dancing on top of a very high pole. Man is seen dancing on a small platform on top of a very high pole. Follows succession of shots of six 'dancers' hanging with feet up off the...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13795
Sort Number:
37/071
Time in/Out:
01:14:49:00 / 01:15:29:00
Canister:
37/71
Film ID:
933.17
Issue Date:
06/09/1937

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