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Nijverheid bij de Karo-Bataks

1,358 views · Published 11 June 2015 · 7:40 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: Eye Filmmuseum · 2015 · Film & Animation

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Director: L. P. de Bussy | Production Country: The Netherlands | Production Year:1917 | Production Company: Koloniaal Instituut (Amsterdam) | FLM47105 | Film from the collection of Eye (Amsterdam) - https://filmdatabase.eyefilm.nl/en/collection/film-history/film/nijverheid-bij-de-karo-bataks

Reportage over de uitoefening van verschillende ambachten door de Karo-Bataks, een bevolkingsgroep op Sumatra. In diverse geënsceneerde settings demonstreren de Karo-Bataks hun vaardigheden. De opnamen geven ook een beeld van hun leefomgeving, hun architectuur, hun kleding en sieraden.

Shots of various Karo-Batak crafts: cotton processing, weaving of reeds, rope making, working with iron, silver and gold, the manufacture of pottery, and the cutting and drying of tobacco. In staged settings, the people of Karo-Batak demonstrate their skills. The shots also give a picture of the environment, architecture, clothing, and jewellery of the Karo-Batak.

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Nijverheid bij de Karo-Bataks

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