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Pesta

Malaysia, 1959
film

At the Festival of Malayan Culture there is singing, dancing, art of self-defence, top spinning, kite flying, all ancient and new Malay, Chinese and Indian sp..

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Face of Malaya

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Self-help

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Artfest: where do we go from here

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Wayang Kulit

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Malaya speaks

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[Balinese dancers]

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Malacca: then and now

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The Malay Peninsula: people and products

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Tomorrow is theirs

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Festival of kites

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Batu caves

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Golden queen

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Celebrations

Australia, 1981
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Land divers of Melanesia

United States, 1972
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