Summary

Footage Information

British Pathé
TWO MINUTES IN SUMATRA
Title reads: "TWO MINUTES IN SUMATRA".

Nias, off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.

Various shots of village houses and carved stonework in the area. We see the Chief's House in the centre of the village; a large imposing building with large tree-trunk beams. Numerous locals sit on the porch and steps of the house. A carved dragon denotes that sacrificed slaves were buried there.
British Pathe
1937
00:01:07:00
Black & White
Sound
1056.05

Keywords

Sumatra Dutch East Indies housing traditional dragons slavery
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