The life of Croatian peasants (1930-1939)

Footage №66566, 2 parts, black-white
Availability:Film hasn't been digitized
Director:Oktavian fon Miletich /Oktavian von Miletig/
Camera operators:Oktavian fon Miletich /Oktavian von Miletig/

Reel №1

Agricultural country Croatia Sava rivers Drava and Danube.

A woman farmer leads a horse in the field, followed her into the harness two oxen pulling a plow, the plow is a man.

A woman throws a folk custom plow egg.

Woman carrying a basket on her head with the grain, followed by a man with a bag.

It pours into the grain bag and throws a few coins.

Man produces sowing by hand.

Harvesting, woman mowing sickles, scythes men.

Hay harvested in the cart, stand on the field of haystacks.

Threshing on long tables, men winnowed the grain with the help of the huge sieves.

Grain grind hand-mill.

The woman kneads dough in a tub, put the bread in the oven.

Peasant's house, a woman gets out of the oven meals, puts on the table where the whole family gathered.

The head of the family cuts the first baked bread.

Woman embroidering a dress and leg swings the cradle with the child.

Children play with a wooden horse.

Wizard carves wooden horse.

Manual production of wooden toys, the man cut, the women paint them.

Wizard carves wooden flute, the flute playing a shepherd in the flock.

Herd of cows grazing, then returns to the village.

A man gets out of the well with a crane water watered cows.

A woman feeds the chickens, pigs.

Man hangs the carcass

Key words

Croatia, peasants, women, river, food, pets, family, children, crafts, toys, bird, art, agriculture

Reel №2

Corn harvest in the barn.

flax processing, spinning yarns.

Home loom, women weave fabric.

Finished products stacked in the chests.

Women wash in the river, beating the linen on the tub.

Girls embroidered vests.

Manufacture of footwear manually.

Vintage.

Women carrying the grapes in baskets on their heads.

Goes wagon with barrels.

Press, with which crush grapes for wine production.

The wedding ceremony.

Young hands holding a plate, pour the wine into which

Key words

Croatia, agriculture, peasants, youth, marriage, river, women, crafts

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