Painted Indians 1930

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No title. One frame intertitle at beginning almost unreadable but the words Amazon and Piraha, Brazil are visible. L/S of a primitive village on the banks of a river. C/U of a tribesman - he has a feathered head-dress and painted chest and face. Camera tilts down to show his painted chest and loin cloth....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
36621
Sort Number:
EP 298
Time in/Out:
01:25:56:00 / 01:27:33:00
Canister:
EP 298
Film ID:
1004.11
Issue Date:

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