| SAGO Harvesting Sago in Borneo | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6763 |
| Catalog #: | 434209 | |
| Clip Number: | 434209-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 206 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Borneo (Indonesia) | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Palm Trees | |
| Description: | SAGO Sago palms in Borneo. The production processes involved in extracting sago in Borneo. Borneo (Indonesia) LS man chopping down palm in jungle. Tree falling. MS man whacking at tree with machete. LS man rowing boat down river, pulling behind him sago trunks. MLS 2 guys grating powdery starch from sago trunk. LS a worker climbs up & pours a basket of starch onto a mat on the platform; another guy is up there stomping energetically. Wider shot looking across river at platform; another worker operates a primitive giant pump and keeps dumping water onto the platform with the starch. LS the boy stomps around while the other guy adds more water - all the stomping serves the same purpose as kneading. Back to WS. Ends w/ shot of 2 boys stomping the starch. | |
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