Folk Customs and Art of the Karo-Batak {Volksgebruiken en kunst bij de Karo-Bataks} (1917) – L. P. de Bussy

16:47, b&w, silent – Dutch intertitles

Source : EYE Dutch East Indies collection, viewable here

Extract from the EYE catalogue

“A reportage about the various crafts, customs, and the culture of the Karo-Batak, an ethnic group in Sumatra. The film concludes [last minute only] with Western gymnastics exercises being performed by indigenous schoolchildren”

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