Borneo And The Pygmy Cannibals (1929)
L, S of a raft being punted along a river. The raft has a roof on six poles protecting the travellers from the sun. Shot from on the raft with two men sitting on the front. Intertitle reads: We travel dangerladen water trails into a land of invisible Shot of a raft from on board another. high angle shot of one of the rafts being propelled along. The plot, and scene, M, S of small canoes being manoeuvred through fleshy undergrowth. Various shots of our intrepid explorers on their canoes. Deep in the interior, we discover a settlement, bordering on the cannibal The party approaches a settlement. They wave their arms and walking sticks. The villagers assemble we may soon be well L, S of group of tribesmen and women with white explorers standing amongst them. Dyak pygmies little but strong, (like an Panning shot of some of the pygmies. One of the men takes a piece of wood from his hair and puts it through his nose ( ) Camera continues to pan ac
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