India-1947: Free Spirited Woman Doing A Traditional Cultural Dance

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 India

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Free Spirited Woman Doing A Traditional Cultural Dance — Clip Details

A young woman in a traditional Indian saree performs a graceful cultural dance outdoors in India, 1947. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her expressive hand gestures and fluid movements under soft evening light. She wears a light green and red saree with a dark blouse, her movements conveying elegance and joy. The scene unfolds on a grassy lawn with a white pillar and shrubs in the background, the film showing natural grain and color shifts typical of vintage home movies. This archival 8mm clip offers authentic, nostalgic footage of mid-20th century Indian life and artistry.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124756885

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1729 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: raja daughter dancing
Reel-level year note: 1947
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1947 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1940s India home-movie footage showing a woman performing a traditional dance for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The saree, outdoor garden setting, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show mid-20th-century social or family filming in India.
Home-movie behavior: The performer faces the camera with expressive hand gestures, suggesting a casual filmed performance rather than a staged theatrical record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the dancer in a green and red saree, dark blouse, lawn, shrubs, white pillar, evening shadows, and film gate edges.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cultural insert, personal-memory beat, or transitional cutaway for 1940s India and domestic performance sequences.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for a woman dancing outdoors in India, but it does not identify the performer, occasion, or exact setting.
Research note: A recognizable face is visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to copyright and source-rights checks.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s India 8mm dance, Indian woman saree home movie, vintage cultural dance footage, and outdoor garden performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel material, then other India 1947 clips, then related 1940s home movies showing dance, dress, gardens, or family gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 India footage, a woman in a green and red saree raises both hands while dancing outdoors near a white pillar and shrubs. — Woman performs a raised-hand dance gesture on a grassy lawn.

In 1947 India footage, the dancer faces the camera with both hands lifted, standing on a lawn beside a white pillar in soft light. — Dancer holds both hands up while facing the camera outdoors.

In 1947 India footage, a woman in a saree appears to smile while forming a dance gesture near shrubs and a white pillar. — Woman makes a close hand gesture during the outdoor dance.

Dancer turns in profile with hands extended near the garden edge.

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