Sumatra: island of the Bataks

Australia, 1970

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Episode of Series “Indonesia”
Daily life of the Batak people of Samesir Island in Lake Toba, Sumatra, a farming and fishing economy.

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Credits

director

John Cockcroft

production company

Talisman Productions

Duration

00:11:52:00

Production places

Production dates

Appears in

Indonesia

Group of items

Indonesia

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321695

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Developing countries

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Indonesia - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indonesia - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indonesia - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sumatra (Indonesia)

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Indonesia - Social conditions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Fishing

Places → Sumatra (Indonesia)

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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